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Perspective Research Centre

The World’s Premier Institute for the Study of Perspective

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    • People in Perspective Catalogue
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Who This Site Is For

Designed for anyone seeking to understand, teach, research or apply perspective—from beginners and students to educators, practitioners and specialist researchers.

Resources support artists, architects, designers, photographers, filmmakers, 3D modellers and CGI/VFX artists, alongside those working in optics, imaging, GIS, computer vision, robotics, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

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PRC Databases

Dictionary of Perspective Terminology, definitions and classification → Bibliography of Perspective 15,000+ specialist titles → SUMS Perspective Structured historical and research data BETA →
DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION — COMING SOON Unlock the Full Digital Dictionary An encyclopaedic reference and theoretical map of perspective. Images · diagrams · linked articles Explore the Digital Edition →

PRC Books

The Art and Science of Perspective — a major book series exploring visual and optical perspective across art, science, technology, vision and spatial representation.

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VOLUME 1

The Past, Present and Future of Visual and Optical Perspective

Second Edition

A wide-ranging introduction to the history, theory, applications and future possibilities of visual and optical perspective.

270 pages · 8.5 × 11-inch paperback · US$27.99

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VOLUME 2

Dictionary of Perspective

Second Edition

The first comprehensive Dictionary of Perspective—an encyclopaedic reference and theoretical map of the field, defining terminology, classifications, problems and phenomena.

More than 4,000 terms · approximately 1,200 types and forms · more than 330,000 words · 590 pages · US$34.99

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VOLUME 3

Natural and Visual Perspective

Forthcoming First Edition

A new account of how spatial reality gives rise to natural appearance—and how natural appearance becomes human visual experience.

Approximately 350 pages · 8.5 × 11-inch paperback · Expected Price: US$27.99

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