Tyrwhitt, R. St. John (Richard St. John), 1827-1895, Macdonald, A. (Alexander), 1839-1921 · Oxford, The Clarendon press · leaf 369
= to angle bac in that figure). The point M is now set onthe horizontal line at a distance from V = SV: wluii it becomesthe vanishing point of linos which make equal angles with PERSPECTIVE. ?>Z?> the picture-plane and ab: and is the measuring point of thevanishing point V. Therefore, if on… … Fig. 8. the measuring point. In the figure successive measurementsa, I, 2, 3, &c., are made along the picture-line or base-linefrom a to the left, and a line is drawn from each point to M-These lines mark off on ab portions which are the perspectiverepresentations of these equal divisions. It…
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