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Hi! My book is Nr.100, The theory of perspective demonstrated
Cowley, John Lodge. I found your book for review first of all because their titles are similar and they both talk about the principles and techniques of drawing perspective. But their differences are also obvious and contrasting.
The first is that both books on perspective are written by authors from different countries who speak different languages: a German, Johann Christoph Bischoff, and an Englishman, John Lodge. Although the languages are different, both authors use basically the same method of expression for the explanation of perspective: text and illustrations. However, in order to present the principles of perspective as clearly as possible, Johann Christoph Bischoff puts different perspective views together with the corresponding front view, together with a detailed drawing of the building. This makes me feel that Johann Christoph Bischoff’s understanding of perspective is more about the building as a whole. This is a particularly useful tool for learners of architecture like us.
Unlike Johann Christoph Bischoff, John Lodge’s book on perspective is more about the principles of perspective from a drawing perspective. Although he also uses drawings, he clearly differs from the usual flat drawings in that he also uses lines to simulate the auxiliary lines of perspective in painting. This way of explaining the principle of perspective was and still is very new to me.
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Hi! My book is Nr.100, The theory of perspective demonstrated
Cowley, John Lodge. I chose your book because they both have a similar theme: perspective. The entire book and the book I chose for myself both make use of words and pictures for the explanation of perspective.
The difference is that in Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum, the author uses letters to guide the reader through the correct steps of perspective, which I found very helpful. Although the book I chose utilizes a great cut out technique to show the reader the principles of perspective, personally, I would have been more impressed with my understanding of the principles of perspective if I could have followed the teacher and drawn the correct perspective myself. So this book feels to me like the teacher is teaching it himself.