Past, Present, and Future of Visual and Optical Perspective (The Art and Science of Perspective) - Softcover

Book 1 of 2: The Art and Science of Perspective

Radley, Dr Alan Stuart

9798316834426: Past, Present, and Future of Visual and Optical Perspective (The Art and Science of Perspective)

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ISBN 13: 9798316834426

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

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The Past, Present and Future of Visual and Optical Perspective is an introduction to the Art and Science of Perspective book series; providing a sample of the diverse range of topics to be analysed in greater detail in subsequent volumes. It can inspire and inform students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners about the origins, principles, theories, types/forms, applications, and epoch-making methods of visual and optical perspective.

Clarified are the different facets of the subject by supplying strict logical definitions, while unifying all of the primitive notions, axioms, principles, and inference rules that relate to perspective types/forms and associated visual phenomena. Herein, we explore the epic story of perspective from ancient historical examples to the birth of linear perspective during the Renaissance and beyond. Far Eastern countries like India, China, and Japan are discussed in relation to the history of vision, optics and representation. However, this is not a historical but a technical-focussed series, aiming to explain what perspective is, how and why it is used, where, and with which perspective principles, types/forms, methods/systems, etc.

Perspective is central to key developments across subjects such as art, photography, television, cinema, cartography/maps, astronomy, topology, photogrammetry, scenography, archaeology, architecture, gardens and the environment, etc. Recent developments have strong links to perspective, such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Special Effects (SFX), Virtual/ Augmented/ Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR), Medical Imaging (MI), robotic vision, drones, etc.

The Art and Science of Perspective book series is a source of deep insight on perspective. It covers natural perspective (how we see things) and artificial perspective (how we represent that concept in media). Essential for ‘vision-based’ professionals: artists, photographers, filmmakers, architects, lighting designers, CAD engineers, digital content creators, 3-D/CGI/AI modellers, SFX/VFX and game designers, live/virtual/hybrid film production specialists.

The Art and Science of Perspective book series has six planned volumes: