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Visual discoveries : a collection of sections / by Allen Keith Yee

Author
Yee, Allen Keith
Published
[Novato, Calif.] : ORO Editions, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 22 x 27 cm

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Contents
Earliest recorded sections -- Buildings: real and imagined -- Landscape and urban design -- Geology and mining -- Inventions and transport -- Human anatomy.
Summary
There are three standard methods to visually represent a building: the plan, elevation, and section. The section drawing is a vertical slice of a building, depicting the relationships between interior and exterior as well as any level changes. While the section can serve as merely a functional drawing for construction, it can also be an exciting, revelatory drawing that can artfully depict a building, landscape, or object. Throughout history, many individuals have used the cross section as a tool to create, explore, or investigate. 'Visual Discoveries: A Collection of Sections' is an image-forward book that is devoted to showcasing notable section drawings throughout history and demonstrating that the section drawing, while having roots in architecture, has spread to many other professions and disciplines. These professions include medicine, transportation, product design, geology, and landscape architecture. Some of the greatest thinkers and inventors in history like Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Darwin, and Robert Fulton, have created remarkable section drawings for their investigations, research, and work.
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ISBN
9781943532964 (paperback)
1943532966 (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Endowment Note
Class of 1968 Libraries Program Endowment
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