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BL
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645268
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| Title & Author
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Tools of the imagination : : drawing tools and technologies from the eighteenth century to the present /\ Susan C. Piedmont-Palladino, editor
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Princeton Architectural Press,, c2007
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xi, 124 p. :: ill. (some col.) ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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1568985991 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9781568985992 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121)
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| Contents
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Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Circles and spheres -- The line -- The lead pencil: lever of the architect's imagination -- The geometry of art -- Light and shadow -- Perspective -- Design tools: a collector's perspective and an architect's odyssey -- Copying -- From model to drawing to building -- Erasing or deleting -- Imagination and building beyond tools -- Conclusion: improvisations, instruments, and algorithms -- Bibliography and additional sources -- Contributor biographies
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| Abstract
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"Tools of the Imagination: Drawing Tools and Technologies from the Eighteenth Century to the Present takes the reader on a 250-year journey through the history of invention and innovation in architectural design implements end technologies. This collection is accompanied by drawings and models that record the evolution in the expression of architectural ideas."--BOOK JACKET
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| Subject
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Architectural drawing-- Technique
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Drawing instruments
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| Dewey Classification
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720/.284
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| LC Classification
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NA2708.T66 2007
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| Added Entry
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Piedmont-Palladino, Susan
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