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Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527 - 1606)
Plates from the BOOK OF PERSPECTIVE, 1604-05, illustrations
to the explanation of perspective with geometric and architectural
figures, Parts I & II, Latin edition. Engravings, 183/191
x 292/300 mm, plus full margins. Most show signs of binding
on the left margin edge.
Vredeman de Vries, a Dutch painter and architect, wrote and
illustrated what became one of the major guidebooks on perspective
for designers, painters, and architects. These were essential
demonstrations for artists of the day, including the Dutch
painter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), who was said to
have a copy in his library.
Plate 15: Three types of containers in foreshortening, and
an edifice with a flight of stairs. Hollstein 534i (of ii).
Very good impression. An unobstrusive vertical printer's crease.
$350.
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