Essentials of Perspective: With Illustrations Drawn by the Author (1887)
Miller, Leslie William, 1848-1931 · New York: C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 50
the observers position, and as it is a poor rule that will not work both ways, it is equally true that the observers position is indicated by the apjiearance of the square. If you happen to get the square foreshortened more than you intended to have it, the effect will be tomake the picture look as… … 3)\o.ftoncds Fig. 48. MEASUREMENTS OBTAINED BY DIAGONALS. 41 picture, which is determined by it, are purely and simply matters of design, and are always treated as suchby architectural and mechanical draughtsmen, as well as by painters. As a matter of practical convenience, it will be well to make…
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