Vanishing Points: Three Dimensional Perspective in Art and History

Perfected in early 15th century Florence, the addition of the third dimension of perspective to art was, according to the author, "as profound and as far-reaching a change in human perception is found in all of human history." He traces the development of perspective in Western art (primarily) and relates it to changing philosophical and scientific conceptions of the relationship of humans to nature. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)