Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 20
e the upright linesvanishing towards his own reflection. Every up-right object, therefore, vanishes in points. Look-ing upward, they will run towards the zenith over-head ; looking downward, towards the nadir underyour feet. Suppose now that you stand closeunder some great wall like that of the… … the diagonal patterns of many-coloured stone, andyou will see that the chequers vanish towards apoint in the sky over the east, 45° above thehorizon, whilst the upright pillars and lines ofornament all tend away to a point exactly overyour head. If the wall could be continued intoinfinite space,…
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