Picturing Machines 1400–1700
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- Paperback
354 pages
- Release Date
26 December 2023
Summary
How technical drawings shaped early engineering practice.
Technical drawings by the architects and engineers of the Renaissance made use of a range of new methods of graphic representation. These drawings—among them Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawings of mechanical devices—have long been studied for their aesthetic qualities and technological ingenuity, but their significance for the architects and engineers themselves is seldom considered. The essays in Picturing…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262550888 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262550881 |
| Author: | Wolfgang Lefevre |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 354 |
| Release Date: | 26 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
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Wolfgang Lefevre
Wolfgang Lefèvre is Senior Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He is the author or editor of several other books.
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