DUBREUIL, Jean.

A collection of Jesuit works against Girard Desargues and the new "perspective universelle".]

      Paris: Melchior Tavernier & François l'Anglois, dit Chartres, 1641-1642. 2 works in 1 volume (the first incorporating 5 others), as listed below, 4to. With perspective plans and designs on 10 full-page engraved plates in the last work. Small stain in inner margin of first title, faint dampstain in lower margin of last 10 leaves. Later half vellum, with black morocco title-label, former owner’s note on front endpaper. 1. [DUBREUIL, Jean.] Advis Charitables sur les Diverses Oeuvres, et Feuilles Volantes du Sr. Girard Desargues Lyonois. Publiees sous les titres. I. De Brouillon Proiet d’une atteinte aux evenements des rencontres du Cone avec un Plan: & des contrarietez d’entre les actions des puissances ou forces. II. De Brouillon Proiet d’exemple d’une maniere universelle, touchant la pratique du traicts a preuves, pour la couppe des pierres en l’Architecture. III. D’une maniere de tracer tous quadrans d’heures égales au Soleil, au moyen du style posé: & d’une maniere universelle de poser le style, & tracer les lignes d’un quadran, &c. Paris: Melchior Tavernier & François l’Anglois, dit Chartres, 1642. An attack on Desargues’ new and easy "perspective universelle" by the Jesuit Jean Dubreuil (1602–1670), architect and author of La Perspective Practique, published in 1642 as the standard work on practical perspective, but threatened by Desargues. Girard Desargues’ method, proposed in 1636, was promoted by Abraham Bosse and the newly founded Académie Royale. (4) pages. 2 copies in NUC. [Incorporating:]2. Extraict d’une lettre de Mr. R., touchant les erreurs pretendus dans le livre de la Perspective Practique. [Paris, 1642.] A defence of Dubreuil’s Perspective Practique. 4 pages, printed in italics. Not in the NUC copy. [And:]3. [DUBREUIL, Jean.] Response a un Ami, Contenant un examen d’un brouillon proiect, donné au public depuis quelques années en ça par le Sieur Desargues, sur le fait particulierement d’un exemple qu’il propose d’une manier universelle touchant la pratique du trait à preuve, pour la coupe des pierres en l’Architecture. [Paris, c. 1641.] A critical review of one of Desargues’ writings, explaining his "perspective universelle" for the cutting of stone in architecture. Dubreuil renounces Desargues’ theory, comparing it with his own rules and theories of perspective. 14 + (2 blank) pages. [And:]4. [DUBREUIL, Jean.] Examen de la Maniere de faire des Quadrants, enseignée à la fin du Brouillon Projet de la coupe des pierres &. Par G.D.L. [Paris, 1641.] Another detailed criticism of the the theory of "universal perspective" proposed by Desargues in a broadside published in August 1640. Statements made by Desargues are quoted and printed in italics, and are extensively contradicted by Dubreuil. 17 + (3 blank) pages. [And:]5. BEAUGRAND, [Jean] de. Lettre.sur le suject des feuilles intitulees: Brouillon Project d’une attainte aux evenements des rencontres du Cone avec un plan, & aux evenements des contrarietez, d’entre les actions des puissances. Par le S.G.D.L. [Paris, 1640?] Another attack on a broadside of Desargues, on the perspective of the cone, stating that Desargues had borrowed heavily from the works of Guidobaldo and Apollonius. The author calls himself "Secretaire du Roy", but no further information on the author has been found. 10 pages. [Bound with:]6. [DUBREUIL, Jean.] Diverses Methodes Universelles, et Nouvelles, en tout ou en partie pour faire des Perspectives. Paris: Melchior Tavernier. 1642. Exposition of various practical methods of universal perspective offered by Dubreuil as an answer to the criticisms that Desargues had published, on two posters in Paris listing all the errors of Dubreuil’s recently published La Perspective Pratique. (13) pages + 11 leaves. With ingenious perspective plans and designs according to ‘universal methods’ on 10 full-page engraved plates. 3 copies in NUC.A collection of extremely rare and important works published by the Jesuit school of perspective in defence of their practical method of perspective and fiercely attacking the new theory of "uni