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Small 8vo. Contemporary quarter vellum over marbled boards, 19x13x2cm, Jombert, Paris, 1774, xvi, 231 pp, Plates 2-16, lacks plate 1, engraved headpieces, tailpieces and page borders, Good, moderate shelfwear and soiling to covers, lacks one plate,, French text by a noted French artist and military engineer. In this volume, the author provides a geometry-based approach to landscape painting. While the principles introduced are not uncommon to the modern reader, but the book was published before geometry was being taught in French schools. This book will be a valuable addition to the collection of any landscape artist, and will also fit well into the library of a mathematician with an interest in the history of geometry. weight: 0.7 lbs.
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