Capital Drawings: Architectural Designs for Washington, D.C., from the Library of Congress
by C. Ford Peatross, Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Category: Architecture

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.