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A treatise of perspective. Or, the art of representing all manner of objects' as they appear to the eye in all situations. Containing The Elements of Designing and Painting. Illustrated with above 50 figures in Copper. Written originally in French, by Bernard Lamy Priest of the Oratory, and faithfully translated into English, by an officer of His Majesties Ordnance.
Lamy, Bernard, 1640-1715.Date: 1702- Books
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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 landskapes, gardens, buildings of divers kinds, their appendages, parts, and furniture. With rules for the proportion and positio of figures, both in Draught and Relievo. Also the Manner of conducting the Shadows, produced either by natural or artificial Luminaries; and Practical Methods of Drawing after Nature, when the Process of Rules are not understood. 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. Translated by E. Chambers, Author of Cyclopaedia, or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.
Dubreuil, Jean, 1602-1670.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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Perspective made easie: or, the art of representing all manner of objects as they appear to the eye in all scituations [sic]. ... Illustrated with above fifty figures ... Written originally in French, by Bernard Lamy, ... and faithfully translated into English, by an officer of Her Majesties Ordnance.
Lamy, Bernard, 1640-1715.Date: 1710- Books
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A treatise of the theory and practice of perspective. Wherein the principles of that most useful art, as said down by Dr. Brook Taylor, are fully and clearly explained, by means of moveable schemes, properly adapted for that purpose. The whole being designed as An Easy Introduction to the Art of Drawing in Perspective. And illustrated by a great variety of curious and instructive examples, engraved by the author. By Daniel Fournier, Drawing-Master, and Teacher of Perspective.
Fournier, Daniel, 1710?-1766?.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
Optique de portraiture et peinture, en devx parties. La première est la perspective pratiqve acomplie... la devxième partie contient la perspective specvlative ... / [Grégoire Huret].
Huret, Grégoire, 1606-1670.Date: 1670