This book of great historical and cultural importance is perfect for lovers of mathematics, architecture, or engineering. Traité de Stéréotomie consists of two volumes, leather-bound: one with text and the other with 74 illustrations. This work by Charles-François Antoine Leroy is a detailed album on the applications of descriptive geometry in construction, linear perspective, gnomonic and carpentry. Lines, numbers, arches, and vaults build up a landmark reference treatise.