The practice of perspective : or, an easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art. Applied and Exemplified in all the Variety of Cases; as Landskips, Gardens, Buildings of divers Kinds, their Appendages, Parts, Furniture, &c. With Rules for the Proportions, Positions, &c. Figures, both in Draught and Relievo. Also the Manner of conducting the Shadows by divers Luminaries; and Practical Methods of Designing truly, without understanding any Rules at all. A Work highly necessary for Painters, Engravers, Architects, Embroiderers, Statuaries, Jewellers, Tapestry-Workers, And others concerned in Designing. The Whole illustrated with one hundred and fifty copper-plates. Written in French by a Jesuit of Paris ; since translated into German, by Ch. Rembold and into English, by Rob. Pricke. And now, a second time, into the same language, by E. Chambers, F.R.S. The third edition. To which is prefixed The theory of perspective, in which the Reasons and Grounds of the several Methods made use of in the Practice are shewn and demonstrated, by James Hodgson, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ Hospital.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubreuil, Jean, 1602-1670.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Perspective pratique. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perspective.

Physical Description:

xiii pages, 5 unnumbered pages,16 pages, 1 unnumbered page,150,150 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plates : illustrations ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Tho. Bowles, Print and Map-Seller in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and John Bowles, Print and Map-Seller at the Black-Horse in Cornhill, and at Mercers-Chapel in Cheapside, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

A Jesuit of Paris = Jean Dubreuil.

Titlepage in red and black.

Engraved illustrations and explanatory text with duplicate pagination.

Illustration 149 is misprinted as illustration 159.

Braces in imprint.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T122779.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.