La ligne et l'ombre. Dessins d'architectes. XVIè - XIXè siècle. Divers less than a third of

less than a third of the 1868 edition

and often their redistribution

Book published under the direction of Christian Alandete

the threads of memory

La ligne et l'ombre. Dessins d'architectes. XVIè - XIXè siècle. Divers less than a third ofArchitectural drawing is a vast and diverse field. Architects practice it to acquire an intimate knowledge of buildings and develop their ability to imagine them; they use it as a medium for their exchanges with the various building trades; they use it as a means of reaching the public and decision makers, sometimes even elevating it to the rank of a work of art. Signed by the most brilliant architect designers from Jacques Androuet du Cerceau to