Author : Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,15 MB
Release : 2005-12-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801872324
Book Description
This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.