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Projective space is not merely a dry and theoretical invention. On the contrary, it is a living reality. It would be impossible to create perspective and depth in a painting without an understanding of projective space. When we are painting or making pictures of physical objects in space, like buildings, roads or other objects, we need to project the three-dimensional space with all it contains onto a two-dimensional canvas, piece of paper, or photographic film.
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Holme, A. (2002). Projective Space. In: Geometry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04720-0_11
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