La perspectiue pratique
Subtitle: necessaire a tous peintres, graueurs, sculpteurs, architectes, orfeures, brodeurs, tapissiers, et autres qui se meslent de desseigner
By: par vn religieux de la Compagnie de Iesus [i.e. Jean Dubreuil]
Contributors: Ladame, Gabriel, 17th cent; Poilly, François de, 1623-1693; Poilly, Nicolas de, 1627-1696; Langlois, François, 1588-1647; Veuve de François Langlois, 17th cent; Evelyn, John, 1620-1706, former owner
Edition: Seconde edition, reueuë corrigée & augmentées par l'auteur en plusieurs endroits, & d'vn traité de la perspectiue militaire, ou Methode pour esleuer sur des plans geometraux.
Publisher: Chez la veufue François L'Anglois dit Chartres
Published: 1647
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Perspective
Other titles: Perspective pratiqve :; Perspective pratique :; Perspective practique
Notes: Vols. 2-3 are 1st. ed., with dates 1647 and 1649.

Added engraved t.p.'s, that for v. 2 signed by G. Ladame and that for v. 3 by Poilly (either François or his brother Nicolas). Engraved t.p. vignettes with IHS. Engraved ill. on 2P4r of v. 1 signed by François Langlois. Engraved head-pieces, woodcut tail-pieces. Engraved and woodcut initials.

Signatures, v. 1: pi⁴ ã⁴ ẽ⁴ ĩ⁴ õ⁴ ũ⁴ 2ã² A-3C⁴. Vol. 2: ã⁴ ẽ⁴ ĩ⁴ A-2K⁴ 2L². Vol. 3: pi⁴ ã⁴ ẽ⁴ ĩ⁴ õ² A-3C⁴ (2 additional folded leaves of plates).

Includes indexes.

Errata, last p. of v. 3.

Binding: mottled calfskin. Bound for John Evelyn, with his monogram device stamped in gilt at center of boards. A smaller version of the device appears at corners of the inner of 2 triple-fillet frames, and alternates with his griffin crest in the spine compartments. Title in gilt on spine labels. Edges gilt. Two sets of MS shelf marks: Dedalus.24[-26], F 4-20[-22]. A third set has been lined out: H.13[-15]. Modern printed calligraphic labels with initials JE on front pastedowns.