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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 Landskips, Gardens, Buildings of divers Kinds, their Appendages, Parts, Furniture, &c. with Rules for the Proportions, Positions, &c of 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, Tapestery-Workers, and others concerning 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. London: Printed for Tho(mas) Bowles, Print and Map-Seller in St. Paul s Church-yard; and John Bowles, Print and Map-seller over-against Stocks-Market, and a Mercer s-Chapel In Cheapside. 1726. Complete work with all plates/examples, 150 p., fine & modern half-leather marbled binding measuring 9.5 x 8", large 8vo. In good condition. Modern binding lightly rubbed at edges, corners & hinges, but otherwise remains clean and intact. Previous ownership bookplate found on fresh front paste-down: "Maurice Robert des Marais." Light toning around edges of title page; some ink stains found at top corner & around tail of gutter (text remains legible). Sparse age-staining throughout text-block; with some pencil marginalia. Modern binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Jean Dubreuil, also known as Jean Du Breuil (1602 1670), was a French mathematician, music theorist, writer and essayist. Son of the bookseller Claude Du Breuil, he continued his father's profession until he joined the Society of Jesus. He lived for a long time in Rome where he studied architecture. He is known for his work about the theory and practice of perspective. Ephraim Chambers (c. 1680 1740) was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Chambers' Cyclopædia is known as the original source material for the French Encyclopédie that started off as a translation of Cyclopædia. Chambers worked on translating other works in French on perspective and chemistry from 1726 to 1727, including the Practice of Perspective from the French of Jean Dubreuil. Fine modern binding. Gift quality. RAREB1726GOPA - 11/17 COLA1726GONA - 09/24 - HKREV49. Seller Inventory # COLA1726GONA
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