Arts of industry in the age of enlightenment, the
Auteur :
Fox, Celina
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300160420
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
27,9 x 19,7 cm
Poids :
2404 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The arts of industry encompassed both liberal and mechanical realms. This title argues that mechanics and artisans used four principal means to describe and rationalize their work: drawing, model-making, societies and publications. It also examines the status of the mechanical arts from the medieval period to the seventeenth century.