Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic, oder Gründlich-verfasste Reguln, deren man sich als einer Anleitung zu berühmter Künstlere Zeichen-Wercken bestens bedienen kan
An 18th-century German drawing manual by Johann Daniel Preißler, published in 1781 and held by Heidelberg University Library, meant as a guide for learners copying the drawings of famous artists. The plates show single male figures engraved in fine line, some nude and some draped, posed with staffs, stools and outstretched arms. A designer could take from them a clear academic system for building figures from anatomy, gesture and drapery folds.
