Oblique drawing : a history of anti-perspective

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CONl[NIS
INTRODUCTIOBNY JAMESS .A CKERMAN vii
ELEMENTSF ORA HISTOROYF AXONOMETRY
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SPATIAILL LUSIONIISNMP OMPEIANW ALLP AINTINGS
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OBLIQUDER AWING
3 47
THEI DEAO F MODEL
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BRUNELLESCHIM'OSD ELF ORT HED OME OF SANTAM ARIA
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DELF IOREA ND THEG HERARDDIR AWING
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DEMONSTRATIOFNI GURES
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7 MACHINATIONS2 47
8 SOLDIERLPYE RSPECTIV2E 87
DRAWINGI N
9 PARALLEMLO/D O 325
THEJ ESUIPTE RSPECTIIVNEC HINA
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THET OWERO F BABELF:O RM AND REPRESENTATION
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INDEX
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INTRODUCTION
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