Ebook: Machines and Signs: A History of the Drawing of Machines

This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.

This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.

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This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.

This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.

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This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.

This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Motivations of the History of Technique....Pages 9-17
The First Steps....Pages 19-30
Renaissance....Pages 31-69
The Eighteenth Century....Pages 71-118
The Nineteenth Century....Pages 119-156
The Twentieth Century....Pages 157-209
Archives of Historical Drawings....Pages 211-225
The Critical Observation of Historical Drawings....Pages 227-247

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This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.

This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Motivations of the History of Technique....Pages 9-17
The First Steps....Pages 19-30
Renaissance....Pages 31-69
The Eighteenth Century....Pages 71-118
The Nineteenth Century....Pages 119-156
The Twentieth Century....Pages 157-209
Archives of Historical Drawings....Pages 211-225
The Critical Observation of Historical Drawings....Pages 227-247
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