Study Guide

We present a study guide for Visual, Optical, and Technical Perspective.

The subject of perspective is vast and complex, consisting of large numbers of visual plus written works that date back to antiquity. Our focus shall be on helping the serious researcher become familiar with influential perspective publications.

Currently, the study guide provides general reading list(s) on perspective. However, as time allows, we shall expand help for the budding perspectivist to include guided reading on particular sub-topics.

Curated Reading

We shall not list, discuss or explain, everything written on the subject of perspective (see our Bibliography of Perspective). Instead, a carefully curated list of influential works on perspective is provided. Emphasis is placed on texts written in English (or available in English translation), but important non-English texts are included.

Access to an Academic Library is assumed (national library, university library etc). However only some have access to an Academic Library, therefore we are developing self-contained courses on perspective at a variety of levels.

A printable copy is here: Perspective_Study_Guide (1 MB pdf).

Reading Lists

Key Books / Articles

Listed below is a selection of the very best books / articles for the beginning and advanced perspectivist.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Alison Cole	Perspective – A Visual Guide to the Theory and Techniques	1992	An excellent text on perspective for the beginner. This book provides a nice visual guide to the history of perspective at a level that can be understood by readers of all ages, including school children. Beginner students.
B.A.R. Carter	Perspective	1970	Perhaps the best introductory article on Graphical or Linear Perspective is by Professor B.A.R. Carter (Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy), in The Oxford Companion to Art, edited by H. Osborne (1970). Beginner students.
Lawrence Wright	Perspective in Perspective	1983	Perhaps the best introductory book on the history and methods of perspective, which neatly summarises/explains the subject in terms of basic features such as the object/scene, eye, picture plane, perspective window, Illusions, etc. Also discusses applications in Art, topography, architecture, landscapes, optics, photography, cinema, etc. Beginner students.
Leonard Goldstein	The Social and Cultural Roots of Linear Perspective	1988	This book contains an excellent explanation of the role that perspective has played in the progress of art, science, technology, etc. Beginner students.
John White	The Birth and Rebirth of Pictorial Space	1967	An important book on the historical origins of perspective. Advanced students.
Lewis B. Andrews	A Space of Time: Continuous Narrative and Linear Perspective in Quattrocento Tuscan Art	1988	Perhaps an overly academic book for some; but this is a classic. This is not available as a published book, but is a Ph.D. thesis from Columbia University, Manhattan, New York, USA; contact them to get a copy. Advanced Students.
Martin Kemp	The Science of Art. Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat	1992	Large format book that provides an overview of the techniques and applications of Linear Perspective within western art and science. Beginner students.
Fred Dubery and John Willats	Drawing Systems	1972	A small-format book that provides a useful summary of the main drawing systems (Graphical, Geometrical Perspective). Beginner students.
Fred Dubery and John Willats	Perspective and Other Drawing Systems	1972, 1983	A medium-format book that provides a useful summary of perspective (Graphical, Geometrical Perspective). Beginner students.
Craig Attebery	The Complete Guide to Perspective Drawing	2018	An illustrated book that provides a step-by-step guide for the beginner as well as the advanced student on how to draw in one-point through six-point perspective (all classes). Beginner students.
Earst Gombrich	Art and Illusion	1960	An excellent book providing a comprehensive introduction to visual topics that relate to Natural (Environment, Visual) and Graphical Perspective including representation (drawing, painting, etc) and within the field of art. Beginner students.
Ernest Norling	Perspective Made Easy	1967	Introduction to Graphical / Geometrical Perspective. Advanced students.
John Raynes	A Complete Guide to Perspective	2005	Overview of Graphical / Geometrical Perspective. Advanced students.
Rex Cole	Perspective: The Practice and Theory of Perspective as Applied to Pictures with a Section Dealing with its Application to Architecture	1941	Excellent and detailed explanation of Graphical Perspective / Geometrical Perspective. Advanced students.
Rex Cole	Perspective for Artists: The Practice and Theory of Perspective as Applied to Pictures with a Section Dealing with its Application to Architecture	1976	Modern copy of above book (slightly different title). Details of Graphical Perspective / Geometrical Perspective. Advanced students.
Michael E. Helms	Perspective Drawing, A Step-By-Step Handbook	1990	Guide to Graphical Perspective / Geometrical Perspective. Advanced students.
Robert Gill	Perspective from Basic to Creative	2006	Useful guide to Graphical Perspective / Geometrical Perspective with occasional inaccuracies. Advanced students.
Willy Bartschi	Linear Perspective, Its History, Directions for Construction and Aspects in the Environment and in the Fine Arts		Fantastic text on Visual, Optical, Technical Perspective; specifically Graphical, Geometrical and Linear Perspective. An elegant “circle of view” approach to the problems inherent to representation using perspective methods. Contains fantastic diagrams that provide the clearest possible illustrations of the principles and origins of Geometrical Perspective. The best book on Technical Perspective that is currently available. Advanced students.
Willy Bartschi	Perspektive geschichte, konstruktionsanleitung, und erscheinungformen in umwelt und bildender kunst	1976	German edition of above text. Advanced students.
G. Ten Doesschate	Perspective: Fundamentals, Controversials, History	1964	Classic text known as the ‘Bible’ of Technical Perspective. Advanced students.
David Chelsea	Extreme Perspective! For Artists (Book and DVD): Learn the Secrets of Curvilinear, Cylindrical, Fisheye, Isometric and other Amazing Drawing Systems that Will Make Your Drawings Pop off the Page.	2011	Excellent overview of ‘Extreme’ Perspective, or the different kinds of Graphical / Geometrical Perspective that provide exceptionally deep views/images or wide-field views/images of optical space. Beginner students.
Ernest W. Watson	How to Use Creative Perspective	1955	Contains excellent graphical explanations of how to make accurate perspective drawings. Beginner students.
P. J. Booker	A History of Engineering Drawing	1979	Superb technical explanation of the history of Graphical and Geometrical Perspective. Beginner students.
Nigel V. Walters, John Bromham	Principles of Perspective	1970	Technical explanation of the principles of Graphical and Geometrical Perspective. Beginner students.
Le Goff, Jean-Pierre	Les cahiers de la perspective points de vue: points of view notebooks of perspective; Publisher: IREM de basse Normandie; Volumes 1 (210 pp), 2-3 (317 pp), and 4 (207 pp).	1981 – 1987	Amazing collection of detailed articles / papers on perspective which have been gathered together by IREM de BASSE-NORMANDIE for a comprehensive series of lectures on Visual, Optical and Technical Perspective. Articles have many authors. Advanced students. We have seen references to further volumes in this series, for example volume 7. Volumes are in french; but note that the PRC is arranging for a full translation of these books to be placed on the PRC website.
Marisa Dalai Emiliani	La Prospettiva Rinaschimentale: Codificazioni E Trasgressioni: The Renaissance Perspective: Codifications and Transgressions.	1980	Collection of papers from the first World Perspective Conference. Beginner and advanced students.
Albert Flocon, Andre Barre	Curvilinear Perspective: From Visual Space to the Constructed Image	1987	The standard work on Curvilinear Perspective. Beginner and advanced students.
Kim Veltman	Studies on Leonardo da Vinci 1: Linear Perspective, Visual Dimensions of Science and Art.	1986	Historical study of Leonardo and Perspective. Advanced students.
M. D. Vernon	The Psychology of Perception	1973	Classic study of visual perception (physiological optics). Beginner students.
M. D. Vernon	Experiments in Visual Perception	1966	Study of visual perception (physiological optics). Beginner students.
R.L. Gregory	Eye and Brain	1998	Study of seeing (physiological optics). Beginner students.
R.L. Gregory	The Intelligent Eye	1971	Study of human vision (physiological optics). Beginner students.
Sir Stewart Duke-Elder	System of Ophthalmology: Volume1: The Eye in Evolution.	1958	Classic work on the eye (human and animal). Beginner and advanced students.
R.A. Weale	The Vertebrate Eye (monograph paper)	1978	Classic paper describing working principles of human eye. Beginner and advanced students.
James P.C. Southall	Helmholtz’s Treatise on Physiological Optics	1962	Absolute classic text on physiological optics and the human eye. Beginner and advanced students.
George Smith and David A. Atchison	Optics of the Human Eye	2000	Important book on visual optics. Beginner and advanced students.
David D. Michaels	Visual Optics and Refraction	1980	Book on visual optics. Beginner students.
M.H. Freeman	Optics	1990	Classic book on optics and the human eye. Beginner students.
Helmut Gernshein	The Origins of Photography	1982	Classic work on the origins of the photographic process. Beginner students.
Ian P. Howard and Brian J. Rogers	Binocular Vision and Stereopsis	1995	The classic work on binocular vision. Advanced students.
M.L. d’Otrange Mastai	Illusion in Art: Trompe l’Oeil: A History of Pictorial Illusionism	1975	Classic work on illusion in Art. Beginner students.
Jean Nicod	Foundations of Geometry and Induction	1930	Classic work on the theoretical foundations of geometry. Advanced students.
Fred Leeman	Hidden Images: Games of Perception, Anamorphic Art, Illusion from the Renaissance to Present	1977	Classic work on images, art and representation. Beginner students.
William Herdman	A Treatise on the Curvilinear Perspective of Nature and its Applicability to Art	1853	Classic work on Curvilinear Perspective. Beginner students.
Francesca Fiorani	Leonardo da Vinci and Optics	2013	Collection of papers on the optics of Leonardo da Vinci. Beginner and advanced students.
Ernest R. Weidhaas	Architectural Drafting and Design	1974	Excellent and wide-ranging explanation of the applications of perspective within the field of architecture.
Gaspard Monge	An Elementary Treaties on Descriptive Geometry	2020 (reprint)	Classic work on Descriptive Geometry.
Gary Bertoline	Technical Graphics Communication	2008	The bible of Technical Graphics.
J. W. Gordon	Generalised Linear Perspective Treated with Special Reference to Photographic Land Surveying and Military Reconnaissance	1922	Classic work on perspective and land surveying.
Alberto Perez-gomez	Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge	2000	Superb book on architecture and perspective. Contains a useful bibliography on perspective with around 500 titles.
Patrick Maynard	Drawing Distinctions: The Varieties of Graphic Expression	2005	Classic work on the philosophy of drawing.

Table A: List of publications on perspective and related topics ( including eye/vision).

Perspective History

Titles on the history of perspective.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Richter, G.M.A.	Perspective in Greek and Roman Art	1970	An excellent study of the nature of three-dimensional representation or perspective in Greek and Roman art.
Martin Kemp	Geometrical Perspective from Brunellesci to Desargues.	1984	History of perspective.
Rudolf Arnheim	Brunalleschi’s Peepshow.	1978	Classic paper on the history of perspective.
Kubovy, M.	The Psychology of Perspective and Renaissance Art	1986	Concerns the invention of perspective (Linear Perspective) in Renaissance Italy.
Miriam Schild Bunim	Space in Medieval Painting and the Forerunners of Perspective	1970	History of perspective.
John North	The Astrolabe, a paper from Scientific American, New York, Vol. 230., Nr.1, January 1974, pp.96-101.	1974	Basic shapes, projections and representation in the late Middle Ages
Rocco Sinsigallli	Perspective in the Visual Culture of Classical Antiquity	2012	An interesting examination of optics and perspective from ancient times.
James Elkins	The Poetics of Perspective	1994	History of perspective.
William M. Ivins	Art and Geometry	1946	History of perspective.
William M. Ivins	On the Rationalisation of Sight	1988	Role of perspective in Western thought.
Kim Veltman	Ptolemy and the Origins of Perspective. Paper.	1980	Origins of perspective.
Thomas da Costa Kauffman	The perspective of shadows: the history of the theory of shadow projection, paper from the Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 38. 1975.	1975	Perspective of outlines and shadow projection
Leonardo da Vinci	A Treatise On Painting	1651	Perspective in art.
Peter Jeffrey Booker	A History of Engineering Drawing	1979	History of technical drawing.
H. H. Arnason	A History of Modern Art, London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.	1969	Perspective and art history.
Gregory, R.L.	Illusion in Nature and Art (2 volumes)	1998	Summary of visual illusions.
J.O. Robinson	The Psychology of Visual Illusions	1972	Visual perspective: illusions
Helmut Gernsheim	The Origins of Photography	1982	History of photography.
Jac Remise, et al.	Magie Lumineuse: du theatre d’ombres a la lanterne maqique	1979	History of Magic Lanterns.
Ralph Hyde	Panorama! The Art and Entertainment of the ‘All-Embracing’ View	1988	History of Panorama.
Abelardo Morell	Camera Obscura	2004	Photographs from Camera Obscura.
John H. Hammond	The Camera Obscura: A Chronacle	1981	History of Camera Obscura.
John H. Hammond	The Camera Lucidia in Art and Science	1987	History of Camera Lucidia.
Albert Hoffman	Das Stereosskop	1990	History of Stereoscopes.
Celestine Dars	Images of Deception: The Art of Trompe-L’Oeil	1979	History of Trompe-L’Oeil
J.B.Deregowski	Distortion in Art: The Eye and Mind	1984	History of Distortion in Art.
Jurgis Baltrusaitis	Aberrations	1957	History of Aberrations in Art.
Jurgis Baltrusaitis	Anamorphoses	1969	History of Anamorphoses in Art.
Martin Quigley	Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures	1948	Motion picture history.
Hayes, R. M., 1947-	3-D movies: a history and filmography of stereoscopic cinema, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.	1989	Cinema, 3D Cinema, stereography.
Hayes, R. M., 1947-	Wide Screen Movies: A History and Filmography of Wide Screen Movies	1988	Wide-screen movies.
Reynaud, Francoise; Tambrun, Françoise; Timby, Kim	Paris in 3D: from stereoscopy to virtual reality 1850-2000, London: Booth-Clibborn Editions; [Paris]: Paris-Musées.	2000	Photography and stereography.
Henderson, L.D.	The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art	2013	Perspective and geometrical transformation(s).
Oetermann, S.	The Panorama: A History of a Mass Medium	1997	History of the panorama.
William V. Dunning	Changing Images of Pictorial Space: A History of Spatial Illusion in Painting	1991	Classic history of spatial illusion in painting.
Massimo Scolari	Oblique Drawing: A History of Anti-Perspective.	2012	Classic work on anti-perspective.
Kenneth R Adams et al.	Inverted Perspective in Art.	1972	Classic paper on inverted perspective

Table B: List of Publications on Perspective (historical themes)

Perspective Theory

Titles on perspective theory.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
G. Ten Doesschate	Perspective: Fundamentals, Controversials, History	1964	Classic text known as the ‘Bible’ of Technical Perspective.
M. H. Pirenne	Optics, Painting and Photography	1970	Classic study.
Erwin Panfofsky	Perspective as a Symbolic Form	1991	Classic theory.
Albert Flocon, Andre Barre	Curvilinear Perspective	1987	Primary text on Curvilinear Perspective.
University of Albany.	Art and Mathematics Conference: Proceedings 1992. University Albany, New York. Large format publication with many excellent geometrical papers.	1992	Spatial Perspective(s): Analytic, Descriptive, Projective, Fractal Geometry.
Robert Hansen	This curving world: hyperbolic linear perspective, paper from the Journal of aesthetics and art criticism, 32. 1973.	1973	Graphical Perspective: alternative methods.
Gibson, J.J.	The Information Available in Pictures. Paper.	1971	Perspective theory.
K.R. Adams	Perspective and Viewpoint. Paper.	1972	Perspective theory.
Gombrich, E.H.	The Visual Image. Paper.	1972	Perspective theory.
Ward, J.L.	The Perception of Pictorial Space in Pictures. Paper.	1976	Perspective theory.
Adams, W.A.	Problems of Pictorial Perception. Paper.	1977	Perspective theory.
Arnheim, R.	Perception of Perspective Pictorial Space from Different Viewing Points. Paper.	1977	Perspective theory.
Hochberg, J	The Psychophysics of Pictorial Perception. Paper.	1962	Perspective theory.
S.Y. Edgerton	Brunelleschi’s First Perspective Picture. Paper.	1973	Perspective theory.
Piriene, M.H.	The Scientific Basis of Leonardo da Vinci’s Theory of Perspective. Paper.	1952	Perspective theory.
Carrier D.	Perspective as a Convention, On the Views of Nelson, Goodman and Ernst Gombrich. Paper.	1980	Perspective theory.
Rogers, S., Costall, A.	On the Horizon: Picture Perception and Gibson’s Concept of Information. Paper.	1983	Perspective theory.
James Elkins	Renaissance Perspectives. Paper.	1992	Perspective theory.
C. Wood	The Perspective Treatise in Ruins. Paper.	2003	Perspective theory.
Greene, R.	Determining the Preferred Viewpoint in Linear Perspective. Paper.	1983	Perspective theory.
Coppel, G.	Old Perspective and New Vision. Paper.	1982	Perspective theory.
Arnheim, R.	Hansen’s Curvilinear Perspective. Paper.	1974	Perspective theory.
Stanley Brampton Parker	The Vertical Vanishing Point. Paper.	1947	Perspective theory.
Ernst Gombrich	Mirror and Map. Paper.	1975	Perspective theory.
Kirsti Anderson	The History of Liner Perspective from 1435 to the End of the 18th Century Seen in a Mathematical Perspective. Paper.	1988	Perspective theory.
Ernst Gombrich	Standards of Truth: The Arrested Image and the Moving Eye. Paper.	1980	Perspective theory.
Ernst Gombrich	Topos and Topicality in Renaissance Art. Paper.	1975	Perspective theory.
Ernst Gombrich	Nature and Art as Needs of the Mind. Paper.	1981	Perspective theory.
Nicoletta Misler	Pavel Florensky: Beyond Vision	2002	Classic work on perspective theory.
Margaret Hagen (editor)	The Perception of Pictures – vols 1 & 2.	1980	Classic – colloquium with various papers.
J.J. Gibson	The Perception of the Visual World	1950	Classic book on a new theory of perspective: ‘Direct Perception’.
Calvin F. Nodine, Dennis F. Fisher	Perception and Pictorial Representation	1979	Classic study of pictorial perception- a colloquium with various papers.
Arthur Harold Sedgwick	The Visible Horizon: A Potential Source of Visual Information for the Perception of Size and Distance.	1973	Classic paper on horizon calculations for perspective calculations.
Stephen R. Ellis	Spatial Displays and Spatial Instruments.	1987	Proceedings of NASA Conference – multiple papers
Paul Ernest Debevec	Modelling and Rendering Architecture from Photographs.	1992	Classic Ph.D. thesis.
Markley, R.	Virtual Reality and Their Discontents	1995	Virtual Reality.
Michael Heim	The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality	1993	Virtual Reality.

Table C: List of Publications on Perspective (theoretical themes)

Monographs / Reference Publications

Monographs and reference titles on perspective.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Kim Veltman	Literature on Perspective: A Select bibliography (1971-1984)	1984	Shorter Bibliography.
Kim Veltman, PRC	Bibliography of Perspective. Contains 15,000 unique titles including primary and secondary literature. Included as volumes 6, 7, 8 of The Encyclopaedia of Perspective.	2020	Standard world Bibliography of Perspective.
Kim Veltman	Studies on Leonardo da Vinci 1: Linear Perspective, Visual Dimensions of Science [573 pages]. Volume 2 parts 1 and 2 are in publication at PRC (1,200 pages).	1986	Historical study (monograph) on Leonardo and Perspective.
Kim Veltman, PRC	The Encyclopedia of Perspective – Includes the Sources and Literature of Perspective (plus Bibliography of Perspective listed above).	2020	Encylopedia with 8 volumes.
Alan Radley, PRC	The Dictionary of Perspective	2023	Dictionary with over 200 types of perspective defined.
Alan Radley, PRC	PRC Monograph on Perspective (includes Dictionary of Perspective mentioned above)	TBD	Monograph on the theoretical foundations of Technical Perspective; specifically to define, analyse, and unify all of the principles, classes, forms, methods, and applications of Optical Perspective.
Herman Schuling	Geschichte Linear-Perspktive im Liche der Forschubg von ca 1879-1970: Bibliography of secondary literature on perspective: History of Linear Perspective in light of research from ca. 1870-1970.	1975	Excellent history of perspective with Bibliography of secondary literature.
Vagnetti, L.	De naturali et artificiali perspectiva: Annotated bibliography of theoretical sources and research on the history of perspective. Contribution to the formation of the knowledge of a rational idea, in its developments from Euclid to Gaspard Monge (Studies and documents of Architecture, 9-10).	1979	Excellent and comprehensive bibliography of perspective, later incorporated into Veltman’s bibliography.
Brigitte Boggild	Rumgengivelse: i vesteuropaeisk naturvidenskab of kunst: Spatial representation in Western European natural science and art.	1978	Includes a bibliography of perspective.
Marianne Marcussen	Rumkonstruktioner: Lineare rumkonstruktioner fra egyptian til det 20 drhundred, set i sammenhaeng med udviklingen as matematik, optik og psykologi: Space constructions: Linear space constructions from the Egyptian to the 20th century, seen in connection with developments in mathematics, optics and psychology.	1984	Excellent overview of perspective history with good images.
Kirsti Anderson	The Geometry of An Art	2007	Historical summary of the mathematical theory of perspective.

Table D: List of Monographs and Reference Publications on Perspective

Conference Proceedings

Compendia / colloquia / conference titles on perspective.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Marisa Dalai Emiliani	La Prospettiva Rinaschimentale: Codificazioni E Trasgressioni: The Renaissance Perspective: Codifications and Transgressions.	1980	Collection of papers from the first World Perspective Conference.
Enrico Bellone and Paolo Rossi	Leonardo E L’Eta Della Ragione: Leonardo and the Age of Reason	1982	Collection of papers from a Leonardo da Vinci Conference that took place at the University of Milan in 1982.
Marisa Dalai Emiliani	Piero della Francesca tra arte e scienza: Piero della Francesca between Art and Science.	1992	Collection of papers from Perspective Conference.
University of Barcelona	D’Art Perspectiva I Espai Figuratiu: Of Perspective Art and Figurative Space.	1994	Collection of papers from Perspective Conference.
Rocco Sinisgalli	L’Arte Della Matematica Nella Prosperttiva: The Art of Mathematics in Perspective.	2006	Collection of papers from Perspective Conference.

Table E: List of Compendia / Colloquia / Conference Publications on Perspective

Perspective Methods

Titles on perspective methods.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Gwen White	Book of Pictorial Perspective	1954	Graphical Perspective explained.
Gwen White	Perspective: A Guide for Artists, Architects and Designers	1982	Superb introduction to Graphical Perspective.
Robert W. Gill	Basic Perspective	1975	Excellent diagrams.
Robert W. Gill	Creative Perspective	1975	Excellent diagrams.
Douglas Cooper	Drawing and Perceiving	1983	Super Images.
John M. Holmes	Applied Perspective	1948	Super visual explanations.
E.W.Watson	How to Use Creative Perspective	1955	Nice images.
N.V.Walters, J.Bromham	Principles of Perspective	1970	Excellent explanation of perspective principles.
Rex Vicat Cole	Perspective For Artists	1976	Artistic perspective explianed.
J.M.Parramon	Perspective	1982	Geometrical perspective explained.
Willy A. Bartschi	Perspektive	1976	Fantastic visual explanations of perspective. Large Format.
Otto Patzelt	Faszination des Scheins: 500 Jahre Geschichte der Perspecktive: The fascination of appearances: 500 years of history of perspective.	1991	Fantastic visual explanations of perspective.
Filippo Camerota	Nel Segno Di Masaccio: Invenzione Della Prosperriva: In the Sign of Masaccio: The Invention of Perspective.	2001	Excellent diagrams. Large format.
Claudius Coulin	Step by Step Perspective Drawing	1983	Artistic perspective.
Eckhart Dietz	Das Schiefe und Das Rechte Books 1, 2: The Wrong and the Right. Investigations on the nature of Parallel Perspective.		Amazing perspective diagrams.
G.A.Storey	Theory and Practice of Perspective	1910	Classic older work on Technical Perspective.
W. Abbott	Perspective	1950	Classic older work on Technical Perspective.
Kazimierz Bartel	Perspektywa Malarska: Painting Perspective	1958	Excellent diagrams and theory.
Fausto Vagnetti	Elementi Di Scienza Del Disegno: Volume Primo: Proizioni Ortagonali Prosperttiva Lineare 1: Elements of the Science of Drawing: Volume One: Orthogonal Projections Linear Perspective.	1964	Excellent diagrams. In three volumes.
Rodolfo Profumo	Trattato pratico di prospettiva di Ludovico Cardo detto il Cigoli: Practical Treatise on perspective by Ludovico Cardo.	1992	Wonderful diagrams.
Miloutine Borissavlievitch	Les Theories de Architecture	1951	Interesting theoretical discussion.
Birgit Seidenfub	Dab wirdt also die Geometrische Perspektiv genandt: So the geometric perspective is used.	2006	Nice diagrams.
Jose M. Parramon	Saper disegnare in prospettiva: Know how to draw in perspective	1984	Interesting diagrams showing sun angle etc.
Celestino Soddu	L’Immagine Non Euclidea: The Non-Euclidean Image.	1986	Superb images.
Avigdor V.G.	Book entitled: פרספקטיןוה. Excellent book on perspective written in Hebrew, title translates as ‘Perspective’.	1982	Superb Images.
Andre Vlaanderen	Perspectief	1942	Lovely full-page images.
J.P. Thenot	Traite de Perspective Pratique pour Dessiner D’Apres Nature: Practical Perspective Drawing from Nature.	1843	Super Images.
G.A.T. Middleton	The Principles of Architectural Perspective	1907	Wonderful explanation of Graphical Perspective.
L. Brion-Guerry	Jean Pelerin Viator: Sa Place Dans L’Histoire De La Perspective: Jean Pelerin Viator: Its place on the History of Perspective.	1962	Truly marvelous diagrams.
L. Perrens	Traite De Perspetive D’Aspect: Aspect Perspective	1976	Wonderful diagrams.
Renato Angelo, Renato Zini	Bi-Tri-Poli-Dimensionality: Nel Disegno in Geometria Descrittiva: Bi-Tri-Poli-Dimensionality in Drawing and in Descriptive Geometry.	1975	Amazing work with wonderful diagrams.
C. Bonfigli, C.R. Braggio	Geometria Descrittiva E Prospettiva con Applicazioni Ed Esercizi: Descriptive Geomatry and Perspective with Applications and Exercises.	1976	Wonderful diagrams.
Marcia Clark	The World is Round: Contemporary Panoramas.	1987	Classic work on panoramic perspectives.
Adrian Dan Elias	La Visione Sferica: The Spherical Vision.	1973	Classic work on spherical vision.
Kazimierz Bartel	Malerische Perspektive: Picturesque Perspective.	1934	Important work on perspective theory, plus excellent diagrams.
Edward Edwards	A Practical Treatise on Perspetive.	1805	Classic with excellent images.
Henricus Hondius	Grondige Onderrichtinge in de Optica ofte Perspective Konste.	1622 – 1750	Large format very old book. Truly fantastic images.
G.Molle, D. Hennebicq.	Zentralperspektive und ihre Konstruction: Central Perspective and its construction.	1985	Large format.
Rudolf Schmidt	Perspektive: Schritt fur Schritt: Perspetive Step by Step.	1988	Large format.
Peter Doring	Perspektivzeichnen: fur Einrichungsberater und Innenacritekten: Perspective drawing for furnishing consultants and interior designers.	1989	Large Format.
Henk Rotgans	Ruimtelijk Tekenen: Spatial Drawing.	1983	Large Format.
Renato Baldi	Prospettiva: Teoria E Applicazione: Perspective Theory and Application.	1989	Large Format.
Piet Lombarde	Verschuivingen Binnen Het Planningsdenken over de ruimte: can een perspetvische naar een semiologische benaderingswijze: Shifts in planning thinking about space from a perspetvian to a semiological approach.	1982	Classic work. Large format spiral bound volume.
Ulrich Hamm	Perspektive	1988	Contains interesting images. Large Format.
Reiner Thomae	Bildkonzeption in der Perspektive: Image Conception in Perspective	1978	Superb reference book. Excellent images. Large Format.
Reiner Thomae	Perspektive und Axonometrie: Perspective and Axonometry	1976	Superb reference book. Excellent images. Large Format.
Joseph Harnest	Das problem der konstruierten perspektive in der alteutschen malerei: The Problem of Constructed Perspective in Old German Painting.	1971	Superb. Large format. Softcover, light yellow cover.
University courses	Points de Vue: Les Cahiers de la Perspective: Viewpoints the Notebooks of Perspective (3 volumes): nos 1-2, 3 and 4. Excellent reference books.	1981-1982, 1986, 1987	Superb. Three large volumes – softcover – blue, yellow and grey covers.
James E, Hiss	Perspective: An Effective Design Tool	1985	Super graphics. Large format landscape.
Kevin Forseth	Glide Projection	1984	Excellent diagrams. Large format landscape.
John H. Mauldin	Perspective Design: Advanced Graphic and Mathematical Approaches.	1985	Super diagrams. Large format landscape.
Giovanna Maria Zuccotti	La Prospettiva: The Perspective	1986	Fantastic images. Large format landscape.
Luigi de Simoni, Pietro De Simoni	Spazio Prospettico: Perspective Space	1976	Wonderful. Classic. Large format landscape.
Dante Nannoni	Il Mondo Delle Proizioni: applicazioni della geometria descrittiva e proiettiva: The World of Projections: applications of descriptive and projective geometry.	1978	Wonderful. Classic. Large format landscape.
Dante Nannoni	Geometrua Prospettiva Progetto: Geometry Project Perspetive.	1989	Wonderful. Classic. Large format landscape.
Tomas Garcia Salgado	Perspectiva Modular: Aplicada Al Deseno Arquiteconico: Modular Perspective applied to Architectural Design.	1983	Excellent images. Large format landscape.
Tomas Garcia Salgado	Intruccion a la Perspectiva Modular: Introduction to Modular Perspective.	1989	Excellent images. Small format landscape.
Tomas Garcia Salgado	Manual de Perspectiva Modular.	1988	Excellent images. Large format landscape.
Tomas Garcia Salgado	A Modular Perspective Handbook.	1991	Excellent images.
Tjomme de Vries	Het Tekenen van perspectief: Drawing Perspective.	1984	Small paperback (6 inch).
Paul Artaria	Perspektivisches Zeichnen: Perspective Drawing.	1948	Small paperback landscape. Excellent images.
Danielowski Pretzsch	Archetektur Perspektive: Konstrktion Darstellung Architecture Perspective.	1982	Small hardback landscape. Excellent images.
Thilo Hilpert	Geometrie Der Architektuzeichnung: Architectural Drawing Geometry	1988	Medium paperback landscape. Excellent images.
Felix Konig	Perspective in Architectural Drawings	1979	Architectural perspective.
E.A. Seemann	Die Geschichte Der Perspektive: The History of Perspective	1994	History of perspective. Excellent images.
Laura Iamurri	Il Traite de Persptive A L’Usage Des Artistes Di Edme-Sebastian Jeaurat: It deals with Perspective for the Use of Artists Di Edme-Sebastian Jeaurat.	1993	Useful text and images.
Erwin Panofsky	Codex Huygens and Leonardo da Vinci’s Art Theory	1976	Perspective theory.
Meir Stien	Det Italienske renaessance-teater og perspektive-scenens oprindelse: The origins of the Italian Renaissance theater and perspective stage.	1969	Theatre / stage perspective.
Joshua Reynolds	Theory and Practice of Perspective	1770, Reprint	Treatise on perspective.
Comune doi Vinci, 1980	La Raccolta leonardesca della Contessa de Behague: The Leonardo Collection of the Countess de Behague.	1980	Amazing images.
Theadore Besterman	Cosimo Bartoli: Del Modo di Miesurare: About the way to measure	1972, reprint	Wonderful images.
Filippo Camerota	Giorgio Vasari Il Giovane: Raccolto fatto dal Cav:re Giorgio Vasari: di Varii instrumenti per misurare con la vista: Giorgio Vasari The Younger: Collection made by Cav:re Giorgio Vasari: of Various instruments for measuring with the sight.	1996	Fantastic images.
Rocco Sinisgalli	Il Contributo Di Simon Stevin Allo Sviluppo Scientifico Della Prospettiva Artificale: Simon Stevin’s Contribution to the Scientific Development of Artificial Perspective.	1978	Perspective historical methods.
G. Ten. Doesschate	Petrus Camper: Optical Dissertation on Vision	1746, reprint	Classic book on the history of perspective methods.
Pet. Detleffen	Perfpectiva Practica: Practical perspective, or Full Guide brother perspective for Art. All grinders/copper engravers/builders star/ Boldsmiths/ Sculptors/ Stickers/upholsterers and others so that the signs serving art. Described very clearly and neatly and thoroughly provided with nice cover figures. Published by Jeremias Wolff art dealers, printed by Pet. Detleffen, Anno 1710.	1710, rfeprint	Wonderful images.
Heiko Hecht, et al.	Looking into Pictures	2003	Classic articles on the perspective of pictures.
W.H.Fuller	How to Draw Perspectives to Scale	1952	Excellent diagrams.
J. Carroll	The Principles and Practice of Perspective	1892	Superb images.
Robert Pratt	Perspective Including the Projection of Shadows and Reflections	1901	Amazing diagrams.

Table F: List of Titles on Perspective Methods

Perspective Manuals

Manuals on perspective (historical).

Author	Title	Date(s)
ALBERTI, Leon	De Pictura	1435
FILARETI	Libro architettonico, (later referred to as the Trattato…).	c.1461–164
P. DELLA FRANCESCSA	De Prospectiva Pingendi, critical edition ed. G Nicco-Fasola, Florence, 1942.	c.1470
DA VINCI	Notebooks	c. 1500-1518
VIATOR (Pèlerin, Jean)	De Artificiali P(er)spectiva, Toul, Petrus Jacobi.	1505
DÜRER Albrecht	Unterweisung in der Messung mit Zirkel und Richtscheit, (Measurement by Compass and Ruler)	1525
SERLIO, Sebastiano	Tutte l’Opera d’Architectura et Prospettiva, Venice.	1537–1547
ARETINO, Pietro	Dialogo della Pittura di M. Lodovico Dolce initolato l’Aretino, Venice.	1557
COUSIN, Jean	Livre de Perspective, Paris, Jean le Royer.	1560
BARTOLI, Cosimo	Del Modo di Misurare le Distantie, le Superficie, i Corpi, le Piante, le Provincie, le Prospettiue, & Tutte le Altre Cose Terrene, Venice, Francesco Franceschi.	1564
BARBARO, Daniele (1568)	La Practica della Perspettiva di Monsignor Daniele Barbaro Eletto Patriarca d’Aquileia, Opera Molto Utile a Pittori, a Scultori, & ad Architetti, Venice, Camillo and Rutilio	1568
JAMITZER, Wenzel	Perspectiva Corporum Regularium, Nurnberg, Gotlicher Hulff.	1568
BASSI, Martin	Dispareri in Materia d’Architettura, et Perspettiva. Con Pareri di Eccellenti, et Famosi Architetti, chi li Risoluono, Brescia, Francesco and Pietro Maria Marchetti.	1572
DU CERCEAU THE ELDER, Jacques Androuet	Leçons de Perspective Positive, Paris, Mamert Patisson.	1676
VIGNOLA, Jacopo Barozzi da	La Due Regole della Prospettiva di M. Iacomo Barozzi da Vignola con i Comentarij del R.P.M. Egnatio Danti, Rome.	1583
VILLAFANE, Ioan de Arphe y (1585)	De Varia Commensuracion para la Escultura, y Arquitectura, Seville, Andrea Pescioni y Ivan de Leon.	1585
SIRIGATTI, Lorenzo	La Practica di Prospettiva, Venice, Girolamo Franceschi. (Eng. ed., Issac Ware, 1756)	1596
DEL MONTE, Guido Ubaldo	Perspectivae Libri Sex, Pesaro, Hieronymus Concordia.	1600
DE VREIS, Hans Vredeman	Perspectiva, id est Celeberrima ars Inspicientis aut Transpicientis Oculorum Aciei, in Pariete, Tabula aut Tela Depicta, The Hague, Leyden.	1604-1605
HONDIUS, Hendrik	Onderwysinge in de Perspective Conste	1622
HONDIUS, Hendrik	Institutio Artis Perspectivae	1622
HONDIUS, Hendrik	Instruction en la Science de Perspective	16245
HONDIUS, Hendrik	Gondige Onderrichtinge in de Optica, oft Perspective Konst, Amsterdam	1640
ACCOLTI, Pietro	Lo Inganno de Gl’ochi, Prospettiva Practica, Florence, Pietro Cecconcelli.	1625
VAULEZARD, I.L. de	Perspective Cilindrique et Conique; ou Traicté des Apparences Veuës par le Moyen des Miroirs Cilindrique et Conique, Paris, J. Jacquin.	1630
DESARGUES, Girard	Example d’une des Manières Universelles, Paris, the author.	1636
NICERON, Jean François	La Perspective Curieuse, ou Magie Artificielle des Effets Merveilleux de l’Optique…la Catoprique…la Dioptique, Paris, Pierre Bilain.	1638
DUBREUIL, Jean	La Perspective Practique…par un Parisien, Religieux de la Compagnie de Iesus, Paris, Melchior and François Langlois.	1642
ALÉAUME and MIGON	La Perspective Spéculative et Pratique du Sieur Aléaume, ed. by Etienne Migon, Paris.	1643
BOSSE, Abraham	Manière Universelle de Mr Desargues pour Pratiquer la Perspective par Petit-Pied, comme le Géometral, Paris, the author.	1648
LECLERC, Sébastien	Practique de la Géométrie sur le Papier et sur le Terrain, Paris, Thomas Jolly.	1669
TROILI, Giulio	Paradossi per Pratticare la Prospettiva, senza Saperla, Fiori, per Facilitare l’Intelligenza, Frutti, per non Operare alla Cieca, Bologna, heirs of Peri.	1672
POZZO, Andrea	Perspectiva Pictorum et Architectorum Andreae Pozzo Putei e Societate Jesu’, Rome, Joannis Komarek Bohemi.	1693 – 1700
LAMY, Bernard	Traité de Perspective, ou sont Contenus les Fondamens de al Peinture, Paris, Anisson.	1701
BIBIENA, Ferdinando Galli (1711)	L’architettura Civile Preparate su la Geometria, e Ridotta alle Prospettive, Parma, P. Monti.	1711
TAYLOR, Brook (1715)	Linear Perspective: or, a New Method of Representing justly All Manner of Objects as They Appear to the Eye in all Situations, London, R. Knaplock.	1715
Gravesande, William-James	‘An Essay on Perspective’, London, 1724	1724
Courtonne, Jean	Traité de la Perspective Practique, avec des Remarques sur l’Architecture, suivis de quelques Edifices Considérables mis en Perspective, and de l’Invention de l’Auteur’, Paris, Jacques Vincent.	1725
Halfpenny, William	Perspective Made Easy: Or, A New Method For Practical Perspective	1731
Peele, J	The Method of Learning to Draw in Perspective Made Easy and Fully Explained’.	1732
Bibiena, G.G.	‘Architetture e Prospettive’. (Facs.ed., Dover, New York, 1964)	1740
Jeaurat, Edme-Sébastien	Dr. Brook Taylor’s Method of Perspective Made Easy in both Theory and Practice, Ipswich.	1754
Lambert, Johann Heinrich	La Perspective Affranchie de l’embaras du Plan Géometral’, Zurich, Heidegger	1759
Moxon, Joseph	Practical perspective; or Perspective made easie. Teaching by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c.	1760
Fournier, Daniel	A Treatise on the Theory of Perspective	1761
Le Geay, Jean-Laurent	Popularised aerial (bird’s eye) perspectives	1760s
Emerson, William	The Elements of Optics. In Four Books	1768
Emerson, William	Art of Drawing in Perspective: wherein the Doctrine of Perspective is Clearly and Concisely Treated of,…Illustrated with a variety of copper-plate figures.	1769
Malton, Thomas	A Compleat Treatise on Perspective, in Theory and Practice; on the Principles of Dr. Brook Taylor, Made Clear by Various Moveable Schemes, and Diagrams… In Four Books. Embellished with an Elegant Frontispiece and Forty-Eight Plates. London.	1775
Ferguson, James	The Art of Drawing in Perspective made easy for those who have no previous knowledge of the Mathematics.	1775
Chambers, A.	The Practice of Perspective, London.	1781
Dubreuil, Jean	Bowle’s Practice of Perspective: or an easy method of representing objects according to the rules of art…, sixth ed., 150 engraved plates, Carrington Bowles.	1782
Monge, Gaspard	Géométrie Descriptive, Paris, Baudouin.	1798
Robson, W.	Grammigraphia; or the Grammar of Drawing, 6 pages of folding flap diagrams, London, the author.	1799
Malton, James	The Young Painter’s Maulstick; Being a Practical Treatise on Perspective, containing Rules and Principles for Delineation of planes… Founded on the Clear Mechanical Process of Vignola and Sirigatti, 71pp, 23 engvd plates (21 aquatints, 2 with movable flaps), London: for the author by Carpenter & Co.	1800
Brown, Richard	The Principles of Practical Perspective; or Scenographic Projection: containing Universal Rules for Delineating Designs on Various Surfaces, taking Views from Nature, by the most Simple and Expedious Methods. To which are added, Rules for Shadowing and the Elements of Painting. The Whole Treated in a Manner Calculated to render the Science of Perspective and the Art of Drawing Easy of Attainment to Every Capacity, 51 plates, London, Samuel Leigh.	1815
Hayter, Charles	An Introduction to Perspective, Drawing and Painting… carefully adapted for the instruction of females, fourth edition, 300pp and 20 plates, Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen.	1825
Dollond, George	The Camera Lucida. An Instrument for Drawing in True Perspective, and for Copying, Reducing, or Enlarging other Drawings, London, 1830.	1830
Vergnaud, A.D.	Manuel de Perspective, du Dessinateur et du Peintre, fourth edition, front plate and 8 folding plates, Paris, Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret. French text.	1835
Williams, Butler	A Manual for Teaching Model-Drawing from Solid Forms, the Models Founded on those of M. Dupuis, Combined with a Popular View of Perspective, John W. Parker, London.	1843
Duffin, Felix	Perspective, a Treatise intended with or without models as a complete guide for self instruction, 10 lithograph plates, Ackerman and Co.	1852
Herdman, William Gawin	A Treatise on the Curvilinear Perspective of Nature: and its Applicability to Art, 118pp., 27 folding plates, John Weale.	1853
Burchett, R.	Linear Perspective for the Use of Schools of Art, 102pp, 25 folding plates, Chapman and Hall, London.	1856
Bradley, Thomas	Elements of Geometrical Drawing; Practical Geometry, Plane and Solid, inlcuding both Orthographic and Perspective Projection, 60 plates, 2 vols., Chapman and Hall.	1885
Penley, Aaron	The Elements of Perspective: Illustrated by Numerous Examples and Diagrams, second ed., 11 plates, 60pp, Windsor and Newton, London.	1851
Vaughan, Joseph	Moffatt’s Perspective, for Second Grade Art Students, 7 figures, 41 plates, 104pp, Moffatt & Paige, London.	1890
Ferguson, F.O.	Architectural Perspective, first ed., 41pp text, 38 fold out diagrams.	1891
Ruskin, John (1907)	The Elements of Drawing and the Elements of Perspective.	1907
Reile, Adolf	Die Neue Perspektive des Architekten, 75pp, 32+1 plates, Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart.	?

Table G: List of Manuals on Perspective (historical)

Perspective Treatises – larger format

Treatises and works on/about perspective treatises.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena	Architectural And Perspective Designs	1740; reprint: 1964,	Large format paperback.
Andrea Pozzo	Architectural Perspective in Architecture	1693, reprint:1989	Large format paperback.
Pierre Descargues	Traites de Perspective: Perspective Treatises	reprint: 1976	Large format paperback. Landscape. Survey of visual plates from multiple publications.
Jan Vredeman de Vries	Perspective	Reprint.	Medium format. Landscape.
Walter L. Strauss	The Human Figure by Albrecht Durer	1972	Large Format softcover.
J.B. deC. M. Saunders, Charles D. O’Malley	The Illustrations from the works of Andreas Vesalius	1950	Large Format softcover.
Roseline Bacou	Piranesi	1975	Large Format hardcover. Landscape.
Vittorio De Feo, Valentino Martinelli	Andrea Pozzo	1975	Large format hardcover.
Masodik Kiadas	Petri Lossai: Notationes et Delineationes	1498: copy	Large format hardcover.
Herschel Levit	Views of Rome Then and Now: Ecthings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi	1976	Large format hardcover.
Romolo Augusto Staccioli	Ancient Rome: Monuments past and present	2000	Excellent, amazing views of past Rome buildings with modern plastic overlays!
Verlag Walter Uhl	Durer: Proportionslehre; Durer: Unterweisung der Messung: Durer: Proportion Theory; Durer: Instruction of Measurment (2 volumes)	1972	Medium format hardcover volumes.
Gaspare De Fiore	I Sei libri della prosperttiva di Guidobablo dei marchesi Del Monte dal latino tradotti interetati e commentati da Rocco Sinsigalli: The six books of Guidobablo’s prosperity of the Marquises Del Monte from the Latin translated with interest and commented by Rocco Sinsigalli.	1984	Super large format, hardcover, red cover.
Jacopo Barozzi	Regole Della Prosperttiva Prattica: Rules of the Practical Perspective	1743, reprinted	Large format, hardcover, red cover.
Daniele Barbaro	La Pratica Della Perspettiva: The Practice of Perspective	1569, reprint	Large format, hardcover, red cover.
Jean Cousin	Livre De Perspective: Perspective Book	1560, reprint	Large format, hardcover, beige cover.
Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli;	Della Prospettiva: A Cura Di Alessandro Parraonchi: Of the Perspective.	1991	Large format, hardcover, brown cover.
Theodire Besterman	The Printed Sources of Western Art: Pietro Accolti: Lo Inganno de gl’occhi: Pietro Accolti: The deception of the eyes.	1625, reprint	Large format, softcover, multi-patterned blue cover pattern.
Felix Schmeidler	Joannis Regiomontani: Opera Collectanea:	1553, reprint.	Very large format hardcover. Brown cover.
Ferdinando Galli Da Bibiena	L-Archiettura Civile: Ferdinando Galli Da Bibiena	1971	Very large format hardcover. Deep red cover. Historical Survey.
A. E. Santaniello	The Book of Architecture by Sebastiano Serlio	1611, reprint	Very large format hardcover. Green cover.
Rocco Sinisgalli	Borromini A Quattro Dimensioni: Four DImensional Borromni.	1981	Large format softcover landscape. Superb images etc.
Kando Bartoli	Le Rete Magica Di Filippo Brunelleschi: The Magic Network by Filippo Brunelleschi.	1977	Large format hardcover.
Mario Salmi	La Pittura di Piero Della Francesca: The Painting of Piero Della Francesca.	1979	Very large format hardcover.
Joseph Rykwert and Anne Engel	Leon Battista Alberti	1994	Large format softcover.
Carlo L. Ragghianti	Filippo Brunelleschi	1977	Large format hardcover.
David C. Lindberg (instoduction)	Opticae Thesaurus.	1972, Reprint	Large format hardcover, red cover.

Table H: List of Perspective Treatises – larger format (and related titles)

Perspective Treatises – smaller format

Treatises and works on/about perspective treatises.

Author	Title	Date(s)	Description
Antonio Manetti	The Life of Brunalleschi.	1970	Biography of Brunalleschi.
Stefano Boraso	Brunelleschi 1420.	1999	Biography of Brunalleschi.
Frank D. Prager, Gustima Scaglia	Brunelleschi: Studies of His Technology and Inventions.	1970	Biography of Brunalleschi.
Leon Battista Alberti	On Painting.	Reprint 1956	Classic reprint.
Rocco Sinisgalli etal, Including Kim Veltman	The New De Pictura of Leon Battista Alberti.	2006	Reprint with new translation / analysis.
Margaret Daly Davis	Piero Della Francesca’s Matehmatical Treatises	1977	Classic analysis.
G. Nicco Fasola	De Prospectiva Pingendi: volumes 1, 2	1974	Classic Edition.
G. Nicco Fasola	De Prospectiva Pingendi.	1984	New Edition of above book
Angeli Janhsen	Perspektivregeln und Bildgestaltung bei Piero Della Francesca: Perspective rules and image design by Piero Della Francesca.	1990	Perspective history.
Andre Sikojev	Pavel Florenskij: Die umgekehrte Perspektive: text zur Kunst: Pavel Florenskij: The reverse perspective: text on art.	1989	Classic work on perspective theory.
Nicolatta Misler	Pavel Florenskij: La prospettiva rovesciata e altri scritti: Pavel Florensky: Inverted perspective and other writings.	1983	Classic work on perspective theory.
Erwin Panofsky	The Life and Art of Albrecht Durer	1955	Biography of Durer.
Eberhard Schroder	Durer Kunst und Geometrie: Durer Art and Geometry	1980	Work of Durer.
Jean-Henri Lambert	Essai sur la perspective: Perspective Essay	1752, reprint	Work of Lambert.
Roger Laurent	La Place de J.H.Lambert dans l’historie de la perspective: The place of J.H.Lambert in the history of perspective.	1987	Work of Lambert.
Kirsti Anderson	Brook Taylor’s Work on Linear Perspective	1992	Work of Brook Taylor.
J.V.Field and J.J.Grey	The Geometrical Work of Girard Desargues	1987	Work of Desargues.
Rocco Sinisgalli	La Prospettiva Di Federico Commandino: Federico Commandino’s Perspective	1993	Work of Commandino.

Table I: List of Perspective Treatises – smaller format (and related titles)

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