Linear perspective is a science that represents objects in space upon a plane; projecting them from a point of view. This concept was known in classical antiquity. In this book; Rocco Sinisgalli investigates theories of linear perspective in the classical era. Departing from the received understanding of perspective in the ancient world; he argues that ancient theories of perspective were primarily based on the study of objects in mirrors; rather than the study of optics and the workings of the human eye. In support of this argument; Sinisgalli analyzes; and offers new insights into; some of the key classical texts on this topic; including Euclids De speculis; Lucretius De rerum natura; Vitruvius De architectura and Ptolemys De opticis. Key concepts throughout the book are clarified and enhanced by detailed illustrations.
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