Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy : both in theory and practice: in two books. Being An Attempt to make the Art of Perspective easy and familiar; To adapt it intirely to the Arts of Design; And to make it an Entertaining Study to any Gentleman who shall chuse so polite an Amusement. By Joshua Kirby, Designer in Perspective to their Majesties, And Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies. Illustrated with many copper-plates, Correctly Engraved under the Author's Inspection.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirby, John Joshua, 1716-1774.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perspective.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi,104xii,95,[3]p.,plates )

Edition:

The third edition, with several additions and improvements. ..

Other Title:

Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author: and sold by T. Payne, at the Mews-Gate; T. Longman, in Paternoster-Row; J. Wilkie, St. Paul's-Church-Yard; T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Brotherton and Sewell, in Cornhill; and I. Taylor, in Holborn, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]

Notes:

The second part has a separate titlepage, pagination and register.

With a final leaf containing a remark upon Cowley's 'New treatise on perspective'.

The plates are in two, numbered sequences.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T133416.

OCLC:

642374841