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The Principles of Practical Perspective, or Scenographic Projection:  Containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces,  and Taking Views from Nature.... Rules for Shadowing ....  Elements of  Painting

The Principles of Practical Perspective, or Scenographic Projection: Containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces, and Taking Views from Nature.... Rules for Shadowing .... Elements of Painting

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The Principles of Practical Perspective, or Scenographic Projection: Containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces, and Taking Views from Nature.... Rules for Shadowing .... Elements of Painting

by Brown, Richard

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London: Printed for Samuel Leigh, R. Ackermann, J. Harding, J. Taylor 1815. 4to. Colour aquatint frontis, title, xviii, 96 pp + 50 plain aquatint plates. Not in Abbey. Brown called himself "architect and professor of perspective" dedicated his book to Soane, and seems to have been a friend of Soane's draughtsman Gandy. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1804-1828, showing a design for Regent's park in 1812 and military buildings for the Gold Coast in 1818. Re-spined in brown calf with decorative panels with red morrocco title panel. Slight transference to the verso of some of the plates, but the pages are generally clean. edges a little wavy, and boards very rubbed. . Very Good. Half Calf. First Edition. 1815.

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Title
The Principles of Practical Perspective, or Scenographic Projection: Containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces, and Taking Views from Nature.... Rules for Shadowing .... Elements of Painting
Author
Brown, Richard
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Half Calf
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Used - Very Good
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First Edition
Publisher
Printed for Samuel Leigh, R. Ackermann, J. Harding, J. Taylor 1815
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1815
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4to.
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PAINTING,,ART,,ARCHITECTURE
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Art; Architecture; Etiquette, Manners, and Instruction;

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