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100 1 _aRuskin, John,
_d1819-1900
245 1 4 _aThe Elements of Perspective :
_barranged for the use of schools and intended to be read in connection with the first three books of Euclid
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-11-30
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Elements of Perspective" by John Ruskin is a mathematical treatise focused on the principles of perspective drawing, likely written in the mid-19th century. This work is structured for educational purposes, specifically arranged for students of drawing to understand the laws governing perspective, often in conjunction with Euclidean geometry. The text aims to simplify complex concepts of perspective into a format that is more accessible for learners while retaining mathematical accuracy. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the fundamental principles of perspective through practical exercises and visualizations. Ruskin suggests starting the study by observing the world through a window, emphasizing that perspective relies heavily on the fixed position of the observer's eye. He explains crucial concepts such as the significance of maintaining a stable viewpoint while drawing and highlights how distance affects the appearance of objects. The initial section sets the stage for the problems and mathematical constructions that follow, establishing the foundational understanding that students will need to tackle more complex perspective issues later in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPerspective
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60816
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