Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy; both in theory and practice: in two books. Being An Attempt to make the Art of Perspective easy and familiar; To adapt it intirely to the Arts of Design; And to make it an Entertaining Study to any Gentleman who shall chuse so polite an Amusement. By Joshua Kirby, Designer in Perspective to their Majesties, And Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies. Illustrated with many copper-plates, Correctly Engraved under the Author's Inspection.

People / Organizations

• John Joshua Kirby (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for the author: and sold by T. Payne, at the Mews-Gate; T. Longman, in Paternoster-Row; J. Wilkie, St. Paul's-Church-Yard; T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Brotherton and Sewell, in Cornhill; and I. Taylor, in Holborn, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]

Publication year

1768-1768

ESTC No.

T133416

Grub Street ID

182227

Description

xvi,104;xii,95,[3]p.,plates ; 4⁰

Note

The second part has a separate titlepage, pagination and register.

With a final leaf containing a remark upon Cowley's 'New treatise on perspective'.

The plates are in two, numbered sequences.