ID - 14307386 TI - Machines and Signs : A History of the Drawing of Machines PY - 2013 VL - v. 17 SN - 18753442 SN - 940075406X 9400796986 9400754078 1283946459 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Machinery in art -- Exhibitions. KW - Storey, Alan -- Exhibitions. KW - Writing in art -- Exhibitions. KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Civil & Environmental Engineering KW - Civil Engineering KW - Technology - General KW - Machinery KW - Drawings KW - History. KW - Machines KW - Curious devices KW - Engineering. KW - Popular works. KW - Engineering design. KW - Engineering Design. KW - History of Science. KW - Popular Science, general. KW - Manufactures KW - Power (Mechanics) KW - Technology KW - Mechanical engineering KW - Motors KW - Power transmission KW - Science (General). KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Design, Engineering KW - Engineering KW - Industrial design KW - Strains and stresses KW - Design UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14307386 AB - 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. ER -