Download or read book The Birth and Rebirth of Pictorial Space written by John White and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1987 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor White's historical study of the rediscovery of pictorial space during the Renaissance and of its origins in antiquity was acclaimed when it first appeared. It opened up important new avenues of research and exploration. It has remained a seminal work, and he has now brought it fully up to date for a third edition. He has included a substantial new appendix on Leonardo, Brunelleschi and the viewing distance.