Grammigraphia; or, the Grammar of Drawing: A System of Appearance, Which, by Easy Rules, Communicates Its Principles, and Shews How it is to be Presented by Lines; Distinguishing the Real Figure in Nature From the Appearance, or Shewing the Appearance by the Reality; Rendering Visual Observation More Correct and Interesting; and Proposing the Pleasure, and Universality of the Science.
London: W. Wilson, 1799. Hardcover. Original publisher's gray boards with taped spine; 150 untrimmed pages, several bw illustrations throughout, 2 folded leaves of plates. Includes a dedication page, a preface, followed by the contents, which are divided into two parts. The first part has 3 sections. The second part has..... More