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The first book to bring together the drafting techniques, descriptive geometry, engineering drawing, and graphics of perspective needed to plan and execute a setting for the theatre.
Parker presents these elements in a logical three-part format. and#147;The Language of Linesand#8221; offers a study of drafting techniques, conventions, and symbols peculiar to the theatre; and#147;Graphic Solutionsand#8221; deals with the graphic problem-solving often needed to draw and make the frequent irregular forms of present-day scene design; and and#147;Perspective in the Theatreand#8221; treats the two-dimensional perspective of the designerand#8217;s sketch and the three-dimensional perspective required for an illusion or stylistic concept.
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and#147;The book is a gem, a must for all who are seriously interested in set deandshy;sign.and#8221;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; and#151;American Library Book Review
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and#147;[This] work is a treasure trove. I have thoroughly enjoyed it: utile dulciand#8221;.
and#151;Dunbar G. Ogden, Stanford University
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[This] work is a treasure trove. I have thoroughly enjoyed it: utile dulci”.
Dunbar G. Ogden, Stanford University
The book is a gem, a must for all who are seriously interested in set design.” American Library Book Review