ONE OF THE EARLIEST TREATISES ON PERSPECTIVE IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

POZZO, ANDREA.

Perspectivae pictorum atque Architectorum / Der Mahler und Baumeister Perspectiv. 2 parts.

Augsburg, Jeremins Wolff, 1719.

Folio (335 x 203 mm). Two parts bound in one contemporary full vellum. Title in contemporary hand to top of spine. Top of front hinge split. Binding with a bit of wear and with a few dots and marks. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Inner front hinge split. Two first frontispieces with small tear and nicks in margin, soiling and dampstain to upper outer margin. First frontispiece with repair in the center. 7 leaves with closed tears. A few damp stains and light occassional soiling throughout. And overall nice copy. Parallel text in German-Latin. 228 full page engraved plates and 6 frontpieces (Three to each part). 

Fine later edition of Pozzo’s important architectural work containing instructions for how to apply and effectively use perspective in in painting and architecture. It is considered one of the earliest treaties on perspective in art and architecture. The increasingly complex architectural demonstrations displayed in the present work is a fine testament to the author's belief that beauty in representation originates from suitably proportioned architecture.

The work was first published in 1698 and went through editions, even into the 19th century, and has been translated from the original Latin and Italian into numerous languages such as French, German, English, and Chinese thanks to Pozzo's Jesuit connection.

Order-nr.: 60224