| 15th century illustration from the translation of 's Histoire d'Outremer | There is clearly a general attempt to reduce the size of more distant elements, but unsystematically |
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| Sections of the composition are at a similar scale, with relative distance shown by overlapping, , and further objects being higher than nearer ones, though the workmen at left do show finer adjustment of size | Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge |
An essay on the link between Western culture and linear perspective drawing, published in Janus Head.
| Rectangular buildings, and the blocks of stone are shown obliquely | The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat |
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| But this is abandoned on the right where the most important figure is much larger than the mason |
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.