“Practice by drawing things large, as if equal in representation and reality. In small drawings every large weakness is easily hidden; in the large, the smallest weakness is easily seen.” IfsRealityPracticeEqualWeaknessDrawingSmallestRepresentation Author:Leon Battista Alberti
“I will never tire of recommending the custom, practiced by the best architects, of preparing not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense.” WholeTroubleMaterialsModelsWoodsDrawingExpensesCustomsArchitectContinuingPreparingTire Author:Leon Battista Alberti