An introduction to perspective, drawing, and painting : in a series of pleasing and familiar dialogues between the author's children ; illustrated by appropriate plates and diagrams, and a sufficiency of practical geometry, and a compendium of genuine instruction, comprising a progressive and complete body of information carefully adapted for the instruction of females, and suited equally to the simplicity of youth and to mental maturity (1820)
Hayter, Charles, 1761-1835 · London : Black, Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen · leaf 99
you to say more in expla^nation of vanishing points, when Eliza introduced thesubject oiforeshortening, v/hich, being equally interest^ing to me, prevented my interruption till you had com-pletely explained it; and I now shall be glad of yourfarther assistance, to enable me to take a clear viewof… … 57 On Vanishing Points, and VI. are the vanishing points of the level, and pa-rallel objects in them; but the distinguishing applica-tion of the term vanishing point belongs to such con-verging points of parallel and level planes, as (fromtheir oblique position to the eye) fall on some remotepart…
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