| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
History of mechanism and machine science, 1875-3426 ; v. 17 |
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History of mechanism and machine science ; v. 17. 1875-3442
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| Contents |
Introduction. State of the Art. International Level. Italian Level. Author Level. Some Preliminary Considerations about the History of Drawing. Conclusions -- Motivations of the History of Technique. Culture. Technique. Aesthetics. Ethics -- The First Steps. Introduction. Prehistoric Age. Ancient Times. Middle Ages. Conclusions -- Renaissance. General Considerations. The Authors. Introduction. Examples. The First Steps toward Scientific Documentation. William Gilbert (1544-1603). Gaspar Schott (1608-1666). Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). Robert Hooke (1635-1703). The First "Technical" Drawings. Some Conclusions -- The Eighteenth Century. Introduction. Gaspard Monge. Orthographic Projections. The First Applications of Orthographic Projections. The Encyclopedic Books. The Drawing as a Didactic and Popular Tool. The Drawing as Documentary Tool for Scientists. The Drawing Instruments -- The Nineteenth Century. Introduction. The First Modern Industries. First Steps Toward Institutionalized Teaching. The Drawing as Documentation Tool for Scientists. The Drawing as a Tool for Scientific-Technical Divulgation. Drawing Instruments -- The Twentieth Century. Introduction. Drawing Standards. Historical Background. Standardization Institutions. Drawing Standards. Effect of Drawing Standards. Development of Industry. Industries Born in the Twentieth Century. Examples of Drawings of the Twentieth Century. Development of Technical Schools. General Characters. Fundamental Steps. Computer Graphics. Drawing Instruments -- Archives of Historical Drawings. Role of Archives of Historical Drawings. Steps to Realize an Historical Archive. Examples Applied to Car Suspensions. General Considerations. Structure of the Database -- The Critical Observation of Historical Drawings. Technicians, Engineers and Designers. Abstraction. Evaluation. Progress. Transfer Among Fields. Standardization Organizations. Teachers and Students. Historians. The Lesson of Historical Heritage |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 21, 2013) |
| Subject |
Machinery -- Drawings.
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Machinery in art.
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ART -- Performance.
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ART -- Reference.
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Ingénierie.
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Machinery in art
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Machinery
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| Genre/Form |
drawings (visual works)
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Drawings
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Drawings.
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Dessins.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789400754072 |
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9400754078 |
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