Excerpt from Universal History: In Perspective In the written work, an attempt has been made to exhibit history in its proper relative proportions. The painter allows to objects in Space less and less room upon his canvass, as those objects recede into the distance Such is equally the order of nature in regard to objects as they exist in tune. Yet the mountain which is distant must have more room in the picture than the dark valley that lies near. Thus tower Greece and Rome, amid the dimness of antiquity, and thus sink the ...
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Excerpt from Universal History: In Perspective In the written work, an attempt has been made to exhibit history in its proper relative proportions. The painter allows to objects in Space less and less room upon his canvass, as those objects recede into the distance Such is equally the order of nature in regard to objects as they exist in tune. Yet the mountain which is distant must have more room in the picture than the dark valley that lies near. Thus tower Greece and Rome, amid the dimness of antiquity, and thus sink the dark ages, though nearer to the foreground. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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