The Theory and Practice of Perspective | Page 2

Distance 78 XXXV. How to Form a Vanishing
Scale that shall give the Height, Depth, and Distance of any Object in
the Picture 79 XXXVI. Measuring Scale on Ground 81 XXXVII.
Application of the Reduced Distance and 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