Lines : A Brief History

List of figures vi Acknowledgements viii Introduction 1(5) Language, music and notation 6(33) Traces, threads and surfaces 39(33) Up, across and along 72(32) The genealogical line 104(16) Drawing, writing and calligraphy 120(32) How the line became straight 152(19) Notes 171(2) References 173(8) Index 181