Main entry:

Veltman, Kim H.

Title & Author:

Studies on Leonardo da Vinci / Kim H. Veltman in collaboration with Kenneth D. Keele.

Publication:

[München] : Deutscher Kunstverlag, [1986]-

Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. From Euclid's Optics to Leonardo's Perspective -- I.1 Historical background and sources -- I.2. Definitions and a short treatise -- I.3. Surveying and perspective -- I.4. Perspectival instruments -- I.5. Theory, demonstrations -- II. A science of perspective and a new perspective of science -- II.1 Anamorphsis: perspectival transformations -- II.2. Regular solids and transformational geometry -- II.3. Transparency and models: geometry and nature reconciled -- II.4. The pyramidal law and the rule of three: nature's powers ordered -- III. Perspective and Chiaroscuro. The excellence of the science of painting -- III.1 Colour perspective -- III.2. Loss of distinctness perspective -- III.3. Discrepancies between vision and perspective -- III.4. Chiaroscuro and depth -- III.5. Painting practice -- Conclusions and Epilogue -- Appendices -- Notes -- Lists of editions and literature -- Lists of illustrations, plates and charts -- Acknowledgements and concordances -- Indexes -- Plates

ISBN:

3422007733
9783422007734

Subject:

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Leonardo (da Vinci)
Perspective.
Anamorphosis (Visual perception)
Drawing Technique.
Painting Technique.
Geometry, Descriptive.
Geometrical drawing.
Drawing Scientific applications.
Drawing.
Dessin.
Anamorphose.
Dessin Technique.
Géométrie descriptive.
Dessin géométrique.
Dessin Applications scientifiques.
drawing (image-making)
Aufsatzsammlung
Perspektive

Added entries:

Keele, Kenneth D. (Kenneth David), 1909-1987.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 2060
Call No.: ID:87-B19421
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available