“Leçon de perspective positive” by Jaques Androuet du Cerceau shows the reader how to draw different perspectives and their derivations. The book is well structured. On the first page he wrote a devotement to Catherine de Medicis, who was Queen of France from 1547 until 1559. The book continues with a preface of the author and crosses over to the table of contents. Structure is given by so-called “Lecons”, of which there can be found sixty throughout the book. These chapters don’t have big texts and mainly consist of illustrations and how he constructed them. The author starts with very simple perspective drawings of the floor. He continues with cubes and arches. Furthermore, he describes the different styles of how to construct and design staircases. Jaques Androuet du Cerceau ends the book with elaborated drawings of multiple storage buildings.
The book has a lengthy of 330mm, breadth of 220mm and a depth of about 20mm. With these measurements it fits best into the standard book size “Imperial Octavo”.
The book has a total number of 156 pages. Majority of the book consists of constructed drawings, which have measurement of approximately 140mm to 180mm. The cover of the book is made out of leather or vellum-bound. There is no inscription on the cover nor on the back of the book.
