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• PART I NATURE'S PERSPECTIVE AS SEEN AND USED DAILY BY PAINTERSI. THE PRINCIPLE OF PERSPECTIVE IN THEORYVisual raysTracing on glassPerspective termsII. THE RULES OF PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR APPLICATIONReceding linesIII. DEPTHSDivision of linesInclined planesSquaresDiagonalsIV. THE USE OF PLANS IN SKETCHING FORESHORTENED SURFACESSquaresPavementsRoomsConcentric squaresV. INCLINED PLANESStepsStaircasesVI. INCLINED PLANES-continuedRoadsDoorwaysWallsHayfieldsCornfieldsSeashoreVII. THE CIRCLEFrom belowIn a square ParallelConcentricVIII. THE CIRCLE-continuedWheelsStepsColumnsRoomsNichesTowersIX. ARCHESHow to draw themBridgesGroined roofsX. HOW TO DRAW CURVES BY STRAIGHT LINESBridgesFlowersFoliageWaterHeadsFiguresXI. ARCHITECTURE OF THE VILLAGERoofsGablesWindowsChimneysChurchTowersBattlementsSteepleComposite pyramidXII. "CONCERNING DOMES, TURRETS AND STEEPLES"Octagonal steeple on square towerTower and steepleComposite DomesXIII. PERSPECTIVE OF THE SKY AND SEASkyCloudsSmokeSeaDistant objectsXIV. PERSPECTIVE OF REFLECTIONSWaterInclined planesDistant objectsA puntArchesRippled waterIn a mirrorRefractionXV. PERSPECTIVE OF SHADOWSFrom the sunSun in frontSun behindOn one sideArtificial lightXVI. PAVEMENTS"Tiles: Square, Ornamental"Concentric squaresOctagonalHexagonLozengeXVII. PERSPECTIVE OF BOATS AND SHIPPINGGuiding points for curvesThe sketch planCorrect distancesEffect of distanceXVIII. PERSPECTIVE FROM UNUSUAL POINTS OF VIEWFrom a bridgeFrom an airshipLooking at the skyPosition of the painterMural painting"Objects near to, in confined spaces"PART II PERSPECTIVE AS PRACTISED BY OTHER NATIONS AND AT OTHER TIMESXIX. PERSPECTIVE IN GREEK AND ROMAN AND OTHER PAINTINGSGreekRomanEgyptianEarly ItalianItalian and Dutch SchoolsXX. PERSPECTIVE IN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH PAINTINGSEngravingBook illustratingPainting of shipsXXI. NOTES ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE JAPANESEPART III MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVEXXII. MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE: INTRODUCTIONArchitecturePlan and elevationHeightsXXIII. MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE-continuedTo find the depth of a housePractical and mechanical perspectivePerspective of a shipAPPENDIX.I. Enlarging a sketchII. To divide a line in given proportionsIII. To transfer the division of a lineTo estimate the measurements of a canvas proportionately larger or smallerBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX