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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
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Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
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Highmore, Joseph, 1692–1780
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Taylor, Brook, 1685–1731
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Cobin, A
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Cowley, John Lodge, 1719–1797
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Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
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Hamilton, J. (John)
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Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
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Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
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Noble, Edward
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Oakley, Edward, active 18th century
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Pozzo, Andrea, 1642–1709
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Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804
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Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475–1554
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Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
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1657
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1798
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Under Certain Circumstances
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3
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Books
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unknown
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Period
18th century
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17th century
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drawing book
6
handbooks and manual
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engraving
4
etching
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booksellers' advertisement
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imposition errors (printing)
1
manuals (handbooks)
1
publishers' advertisement
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volvelle
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Perspective -- Early works to 1800.
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Drawing -- Technique.
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Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
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Cadell, T. -- Publisher.
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Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
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Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631–1656 -- Publisher.
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M. S. -- Printer.
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Nourse, J. -- Publisher.
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Strahan, W. -- Publisher.
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Amber.
1
Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800.
1
Architecture -- Study and teaching -- Early works to 1800.
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Beaumont, Richard Blackett -- Bookplate.
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Bensley, T. -- Printer.
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Bowles, John -- Publisher.
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Bowles, Thomas -- Publisher.
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Bowyer, W. -- Printer.
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Cabinetwork -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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Creake, B. -- Publisher.
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England
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Great Britain
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London
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Westminster (London, England)
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Associated People
Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631–1656
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Rubens, Peter Paul, Sir, 1577–1640
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Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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English
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Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
1793
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Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie
1670. (fol.)
3
Taylor, Brook, 1685–1731
New principles of linear perspective, or, The art of designing on a plane,
1749
4
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
The perspective of architecture
MDCCLXI [1761]
5
Oakley, Edward, active 18th century
The magazine of architecture, perspective, & sculpture
MDCCXXX [1730]
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Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light, and colours
1772
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Cobin, A
Short and plain principles of linear perspective, adapted to naval architecture
1794
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Noble, Edward
The elements of linear perspective demonstrated by geometrical principles, and applied to the most general and concise modes of practice
1771
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The art of drawing in perspective
1777
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The art of drawing in perspective
1786
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Highmore, Joseph, 1692–1780
The practice of perspective, on the principles of Dr. Brook Taylor
1763
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Highmore, Joseph, 1692–1780
A critical examination of those two paintings on the cieling [sic] of the banqueting-house at Whitehall
1754
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Cowley, John Lodge, 1719–1797
The theory of perspective demonstrated;
1765
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Hamilton, J. (John)
Stereography, or, A compleat body of perspective
1738
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Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
The art of drawing in perspective made easy
1775
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Ditton, Humphry, 1675–1715
A treatise of perspective, demonstrative and practical
1712
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Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical, or, A plain and easie method of true and lively representing all things to the eye at a distance, by the exact rules of art ...
1672
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Ferguson, James, 1710–1776
The art of drawing in perspective made easy
1778
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A new-naturalized work of a learned stranger, or, An exquisite tutor powerfull to benefit the publick
1657
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Pozzo, Andrea, 1642–1709
Rules and examples of perspective, proper for painters and architects, etc.
[1707]
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Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Perspective practical
1698
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Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
The practice of perspective
1743
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Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475–1554
A book of perspective & geometry
1657
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Taylor, Brook, 1685–1731
Linear perspective: or, A new method of representing justly all manner of objects as they appear to the eye in all situations
1715
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The geometry of landskips and paintings made familiar and easie
1690
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The art of drawing in perspective
1798