A Line with Variable Direction, which Traces No Contour, and Delimits No Form

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A Line with Variable Direction, which Traces No Contour, and Delimits No Form. / Leeb, Susanne Angela.
Drawing A Hypothesis: Figures of Thought. ed. / Nikolaus Gansterer. Wien / New York: Springer New York, 2011. p. 29-42 (Edition Angewandte).

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Leeb, SA 2011, A Line with Variable Direction, which Traces No Contour, and Delimits No Form. in N Gansterer (ed.), Drawing A Hypothesis: Figures of Thought. Edition Angewandte, Springer New York, Wien / New York, pp. 29-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0803-1_1

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Leeb, S. A. (2011). A Line with Variable Direction, which Traces No Contour, and Delimits No Form. In N. Gansterer (Ed.), Drawing A Hypothesis: Figures of Thought (pp. 29-42). (Edition Angewandte). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0803-1_1

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Leeb SA. A Line with Variable Direction, which Traces No Contour, and Delimits No Form. In Gansterer N, editor, Drawing A Hypothesis: Figures of Thought. Wien / New York: Springer New York. 2011. p. 29-42. (Edition Angewandte). doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0803-1_1

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