1653 PRACTICAL GEOMETRY for ARTISTS antique PERSPECTIVE by BOSSE VELLUM BINDING

Bosse, Abraham

Moyen Universel de Pratiquer la Perspective sur les Tableaux ou Surfaces Irregulieres.
Ensemble Quelques particularitez concernant cet Art, & celuy de la Graveure en Taille-Douce.

Paris, Bosse; 1653

3 leaves, 75 (recte 79) pages.

With engraved dedication, engraved intertitles, and 31 full-page copperplate engravings on 17 (1 folded) plates.

Somne wear of binding, lacks endpapers,  good interior

- Brunet I, 1127; Cicognara 820; Ornamentstichsammlung Berlin 4718.-

First edition of the perspective book by French engraver Abraham Bosse (1602-1676).

- Following the example of Bosse's friend and teacher Gérard Desargues, this book includes, among other things, the application of perspective to curved surfaces.

 Wide margins

Size: 5.5 by 8 inches

Text in French
===========================
Abraham Bosse's perspective centered on a universal, practical geometry for artists, particularly in his influential treatise Moyen universel (1653) and Traité des Pratiques Géométrales (1665), advocating for a mechanical system based on his mentor Girard Desargues's projective geometry to create accurate, complex perspective on any surface, distinguishing geometric from perspectival parallelism and providing tools like Arguesian scales to overcome limitations of traditional vanishing points for irregular planes, making art more mathematically precise.
================


Thank You

Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.