The Theory and Practice of Perspective | Page 2

the Vanishing Scale to Drawing a Lighthouse, &c. 84 XXXVIII. How to Measure Long Distances such as a Mile or Upwards 85 XXXIX. Further Illustration of Long Distances and Extended Views. 87 XL. How to Ascertain the Relative Heights of Figures on an Inclined Plane 88 XLI. How to Find the Distance of a Given Figure or Point from the Base Line 89 XLII. How to Measure the Height of Figures on Uneven Ground 90 XLIII. Further Illustration of the Size of Figures at Different Distances and on Uneven Ground 91 XLIV. Figures on a Descending Plane 92 XLV. Further Illustration of the Descending Plane 95 XLVI. Further Illustration of Uneven Ground 95 XLVII. The Picture Standing on the Ground 96 XLVIII. The Picture on a Height 97
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XLIX. Angular Perspective 98 L. How to put a Given Point into Perspective 99 LI. A Perspective Point being given, Find its Position on the Geometrical Plane 100 LII. How to put a Given Line into Perspective 101 LIII. To Find the Length of a Given Perspective Line 102 LIV. To Find these Points when the Distance-Point is Inaccessible 103 LV. How to put a Given Triangle or other Rectilineal Figure into Perspective 104 LVI. How to put a Given Square into Angular Perspective 105 LVII. Of Measuring Points 106 LVIII. How to Divide any Given Straight Line into Equal or Proportionate Parts 107 LIX. How to Divide a Diagonal Vanishing Line into any Number of Equal or Proportional Parts 107 LX. Further Use of the Measuring Point O 110 LXI. Further Use of the Measuring Point O 110 LXII. Another Method of Angular Perspective, being that Adopted in our Art Schools 112 LXIII. Two Methods of Angular Perspective in one Figure 115 LXIV. To Draw a Cube, the Points being Given 115 LXV. Amplification of the Cube Applied to Drawing a Cottage 116 LXVI. How to Draw an Interior at an Angle 117 LXVII. How to Correct Distorted Perspective by Doubling the Line of Distance 118 LXVIII. How to Draw a Cube on a Given Square, using only One Vanishing Point 119 LXIX. A Courtyard or Cloister Drawn with One Vanishing Point 120 LXX. How to Draw Lines which shall Meet at a Distant Point, by Means of Diagonals 121 LXXI. How to Divide a Square Placed at an Angle into a Given Number of Small Squares 122 LXXII. Further Example of how to Divide a Given Oblique Square into a Given Number of Equal Squares, say Twenty-five 122 LXXIII. Of Parallels and Diagonals 124 LXXIV. The Square, the Oblong, and their Diagonals 125 LXXV. Showing the Use of the Square and Diagonals in Drawing Doorways, Windows, and other Architectural Features 126 LXXVI. How to Measure Depths by Diagonals 127 LXXVII. How to Measure Distances by the Square and Diagonal 128 LXXVIII. How by Means of the Square and Diagonal we can Determine the Position of Points in Space 129 LXXIX. Perspective of a Point Placed in any Position within the Square 131 LXXX. Perspective of a Square Placed at an Angle. New Method 133 LXXXI. On a Given Line Placed at an Angle to the Base Draw a Square in Angular Perspective, the Point of Sight, and Distance, being given 134 LXXXII. How to Draw Solid Figures at any Angle by the New Method 135 LXXXIII. Points in Space 137 LXXXIV. The Square and Diagonal Applied to Cubes and Solids Drawn Therein 138 LXXXV. To Draw an Oblique Square in Another Oblique Square without Using Vanishing-points 139 LXXXVI. Showing how a Pedestal can be Drawn by the New Method 141 LXXXVII. Scale on Each Side of the Picture 143 LXXXVIII. The Circle 145 LXXXIX. The Circle in Perspective a True Ellipse 145 XC. Further Illustration of the Ellipse 146 XCI. How to Draw a Circle in Perspective Without a Geometrical Plan 148 XCII. How to Draw a Circle in Angular Perspective 151 XCIII. How to Draw a Circle in Perspective more Correctly, by Using Sixteen Guiding Points 152 XCIV. How to Divide a Perspective Circle into any Number of Equal Parts 153 XCV. How to Draw Concentric Circles 154 XCVI. The Angle of the Diameter of the Circle in Angular and Parallel Perspective 156 XCVII. How to Correct Disproportion in the Width of Columns 157 XCVIII. How to Draw a Circle over a Circle or a Cylinder 158 XCIX. To Draw a Circle Below a Given Circle 159 C. Application of Previous Problem 160 CI. Doric Columns 161 CII. To Draw Semicircles Standing upon a Circle at any Angle 162 CIII. A Dome Standing on a Cylinder 163 CIV. Section of a Dome or Niche 164 CV. A Dome 167 CVI. How to Draw Columns Standing in a Circle 169 CVII. Columns and Capitals 170 CVIII. Method of Perspective Employed