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.