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For anyone seeking to understand, teach, research or apply perspective — from beginners and students to educators, practitioners and researchers across art, architecture, design, photography, film, 3D/CGI, optics, imaging, computer vision, robotics and related fields.

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The Art and Science of Perspective

A major book series exploring visual and optical perspective across art, science, technology, vision and spatial representation.

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
Large-format 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
Large-format 8.5 × 11-inch paperback
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
Large-format 8.5 × 11-inch paperback
Expected Price: US$27.99

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