Instruments of the imagination , c2009
- Title(s):
- Instruments of the imagination : a history of drawing instruments in Britain 1600-1850.
- Published/Created:
- Worcestershire [England] : Dawes Trust, c2009.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 136 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
- Holdings:
- Reference LibraryNA1995 .I57 2009 (LC) OversizeAccessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu] - Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9165477
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- "Howard Dawes ... identified as the author of this work ..."--T.p. verso and jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p.131-132) and index.
Numerous items discussed in this book are included in the exhibition, Compass and rule, architecture as mathematical practice in England, 1500-1750, at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, February 4 - April 25, 2010. - Subject Terms:
- Architectural drawing -- Technique.Compasses (Mathematical instruments)Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.Drawing instruments -- Great Britain.
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