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Practical perspective; or, Perspective made easie. Teaching by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. By the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearances, so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe. By the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one, when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces.. (1670)

Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691, Hondius, Hendrik, 1573- Perspective · London, Printed by Joseph Moxon... · leaf 17

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Bafe, to o at the Glafs is called the Diftance. Note that in many Fi¬ gures two points of Diftance is required, as in 0- peration 10, is, 1 6, 1 7> 18, and feveral others throughout this Book. DBF I JAC I TI 0 C VI. The SeBion Is a Plain of tranfparent matter eredted Perpendicularly on the plain of… … gure

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