Lo Inganno de gl'occhi, prospettiva pratica

1625. ACCOLTI, Pietro. Lo Inganno de gl'occhi, prospettiva pratica. Trattato in acconcio della pittura. [12], 152, [4] pp., illustrated throughout, woodcut diagrams, illustrations. Folio, 303 x 217 mm., bound in contemporary mottled calf. Florence: Pietro Cecconcelli, 1625. First edition of the practical manual of perspective, of special interest to painters. Contains the first printing of Leonardo's treatise on painting, Discorso intorno al disegno [pp.144-152]. The book addresses all aspects of perspective including: anamorphosis, light and shadow, and the camera obscura. Professional repair to the final text leaf, otherwise a fine copy. Fowler 1; Vitry 1; Cicognara 802.