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Title(s):
Treatise on perspective.
Published/Created:
Great Britain, circa 1770.
Physical Description:
1 volume (15 leaves) : illustrations
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NC749 .T74 1770+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Manuscript treatise on perspective, illustrated with 47 pen and ink diagrams and illustrations in the text. The first section deals with general principles, followed by descriptions of the perspective of shadows and the perspective of landscape. The illustrations may be the work of a professional artist.
Subject Terms:
Perspective -- Study and teaching -- Early works to 1800.
Perspective -- Technique -- Early works to 1800.
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