The School Perspective: Being a Progressive Course of Instruction in Linear Perspective, Both Theoretical and Practical : Specially Designed for the Use of SchoolsJames S. Virtue, 294, City Road, and 26, Ivy Lane, 1862 - 79 pages |
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12 feet accidental vanishing point angle of 45 angles touching angular perspective apparent magnitude appear aqueous humour axis of vision base Chap cornea cut the vertical cuts the line D₁ diagonal draw a horizontal draw a line draw lines draw the line elevation erect a vertical Exercise figure find the vanishing foot front gonals ground plan horizontal square intersect the line length linear perspective lines intersect lines parallel manner measurements nearest angle nearest side object oblique lines obtained parallel perspective parallelopiped parent plane perspective centre perspective drawing perspective representation point of station point wherein points of construction points of distance points of intersection prism rays of light rectangle represent retina right angles right line Rule semicircle spectator touching the transparent transparent plane upper surface V₁ vertical line brought vertical line raised vertical scale visible visual angle Vitreous humour width window
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Page v - MURRAY, FSA Illustrated with 11 Steel Engravings. In 1 vol. demy 8vo., price 5s., THE SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE : Being a Progressive Course of Instruction in Linear Perspective, both Theoretical and Practical. Specially designed for the Use of Schools. By JR DICKSEE, Principal Drawing Master to the City of London School; to the Normal College for Training Teachers of the British and Foreign School Society. Illustrated with many Woodcuts and 40 Engraved Plates.
Page 4 - Beholder so that he should not be able to judge whether what he sees is only a few Colours laid artificially on a cloth or the very Objects there represented, seen through the frame of the Picture as through a Window.
Page 30 - ... the hinge, and at a distance from it equal to the length of the rod ; find the tension in the string when the rod rests in a horizontal position.