The practice of perspective : or, an easy method of representing natural objects according to the rules of art. Applied and exemplified in ... landskips, gardens, buildings, of divers kinds, their appendages, parts, furniture, &c. With rules for the proportions, positions, &c. ... The whole illustrated with one hundred and fifty copper-plates. Written in French by a Jesuit of Paris; since translated ... into English, ... a second time, ... by E. Chambers, F.R.S. To which is prefixed The theory of perspective, ... by James Hodgson.
| Author/creator | Dubreuil, Jean |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The third edition. |
| Publication Info | London : printed for Tho. Bowles; and John Bowles, 1743. |
| Description | xiii, 5 unnumbered pages, 16, 1 unnumbered page, 18, 2 unnumbered pages, 19-41, 2 unnumbered pages, 42-121, 2 unnumbered pages, 122-128, 2 unnumbered pages, 129-150, 1 unnumbered page. (i.e. = 334)pages, plate : illustrations ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Variant title | Perspective pratique. English |
| General note | 'A Jesuit of Paris' = Jean Dubreuil. |
| General note | Titlepage in red and black. |
| General note | Each page number of the second arabic sequence is duplicated: 150 single-page plates, integral to the gatherings and signed 2, repeat the pagination of the facing text. |
| General note | Text page and plate 91 are misnumbered 93, text page 93 is misnumbered 91. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT44151. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |