Transparent Cities [WITH 24 TRANSPERENCIES]

New York: Lumen Books, 1994. Box. Very good condition. Box (10 1/4" Square). 24pp. pamphlet, 24 transparencies. Original tan illustrated box with black and reverse tan lettering on cover and spine, containing original cream illustrated wraps with black and reverse cream lettering on cover and twenty-four transparencies. "The box contains twenty-four plates that map the fluid space of Transparent Cities. The drawings were produced following cartographic research of historical and contemporary maps of both Rome and New York. Fragmentary information from selected sources was redrawn and reproduced on acetate to facilitate the process of overlaying differing maps at a consistent scale." (Foreword). A survey of the "impermanence" or rapid change of modern urban environments, demonstrated at the cities of Rome and New York. Box with light wear and minor sunning along edges. (Inventory #: 47366)