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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dubreuil, Jean
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: 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 1739, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]
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Collection: Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Item Description:A Jesuit of Paris = Jean Dubreuil. - Braces in imprint. - English Short Title Catalog, T122779. - Engraved illustrations and explanatory text with duplicate pagination. - Illustration 149 is misprinted as illustration 159. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Titlepage in red and black
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (xiii,[5],16,[1],150,150,[1]p.,plates) ill 4°