Excerpt from Elements of Perspective Perspective is the art of representing objects as they appear and not as they really are.' A perspective drawing is\one in which we have the relative heights and distances of different parts according to the angles and distances at which they stand in reference to the observer. If the student understands the principles by which a square or cube is correctly placed in perspective, he can, with little difficulty, make a representation of more complicated objects in their true pro portions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.