Eyewitness Art: Perspective (Hardcover)

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...a mini museum between the covers of a book. [Eyewitness series] -- The New York Times

These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series] -- School Library Journal --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Full-color photographs depict examples of perspective in art throughout the ages in a work that examines Alberti's "discovery" of linear perspective and its shaping of art, from Alberti to the visual explosion of pop art. 35,000 first printing.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (September 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564580687
• ISBN-13: 978-1564580689
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #862,511 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A visual treat, February 10, 2001

By	"petersonreviews" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eyewitness DK: Perspective: Discover the theory and techniques of perspective, from the Renaissance to Pop Art (Hardcover)

Eyewitness Art: Perspective is a history of the development of perspective in art. It's profusely illustrated with drawings, with photographs of instruments that artists used to cope with perspective and also with photographs of famous paintings from the Italian Renaissance, the Northern European Renaissance and later.

It's intended for children from 9 to 12, but any adult interested art will enjoy spending time with this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Visual delight - but not a workbook, April 7, 2005

By	Wolf Lahti - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eyewitness DK: Perspective: Discover the theory and techniques of perspective, from the Renaissance to Pop Art (Hardcover)

Like all of DK's Eyewitness Series books, this guide to understanding perspective is richly illustrated, and its subject matter is presented clearly, with fascinating coverage from an historical perspective (no pun intended). It covers aspects of perspective few other books on the subject delve into, such as curvilinear and aerial perspective and anamorphosis.

The book does not, however, include methods of implementing perspective in one's own drawings. For that, you need Norling's _Perspective Made Easy_ or Metzger's _Persective Without Pain_.