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Book/Printed Material The practice of perspective Practice of perspective / Easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art

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Title

  • The practice of perspective; or, an easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art ... With rules for the proportion and position of figures ...The whole illustrated with one hundred and fifty copper-plates

Other Title

  • Practice of perspective
  • Easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art

Names

  • Dubreuil, Jean, 1602-1670
  • Chambers, Ephraim, approximately 1680-1740
  • Hodgson, James, 1672-1755
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, J. Bowles, 1765.

Headings

  • -  Perspective--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  "The theory of perspective, by James Hodgson": xvi p. (2nd group).
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2518
  • -  English short title catalogue, T44152
  • -  LAC scc 2019-09-18 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-02 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-02

Medium

  • xvi, xvi, 150 p. illus. 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NC749 .D9 1765

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50046543

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Dubreuil, Jean, Ephraim Chambers, James Hodgson, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The practice of perspective; or, an easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art ... With rules for the proportion and position of figures ...The whole illustrated with one hundred and fifty copper-plates. London, J. Bowles, 1765. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50046543/.

APA citation style:

Dubreuil, J., Chambers, E., Hodgson, J. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1765) The practice of perspective; or, an easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art ... With rules for the proportion and position of figures ...The whole illustrated with one hundred and fifty copper-plates. London, J. Bowles. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50046543/.

MLA citation style:

Dubreuil, Jean, et al. The practice of perspective; or, an easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art ... With rules for the proportion and position of figures ...The whole illustrated with one hundred and fifty copper-plates. London, J. Bowles, 1765. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/50046543/>.