| Preface | |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Pt. I | Drawing Systems | |
| Ch. 2 | Projection Systems | 37 |
| Ch. 3 | Topology and Extendedness | 70 |
| Pt. II | Denotation Systems | |
| Ch. 4 | Regions as Picture Primitives | 93 |
| Ch. 5 | Line Drawing | 109 |
| Ch. 6 | Optical Denotation Systems | 128 |
| Pt. III | Picture Production | |
| Ch. 7 | Separate Systems? | 149 |
| Ch. 8 | Picture Production as a Process | 168 |
| Pt. IV | The Functions of Representational Systems | |
| Ch. 9 | Representing Shape | 203 |
| Ch. 10 | Flattening the Picture Surface | 220 |
| Ch. 11 | Anomaly in the Service of Expression | 248 |
| Ch. 12 | Investigating the Nature of Depiction | 268 |
| Pt. V | Changes in Representational Systems Over Time | |
| Ch. 13 | Children's Drawing Development | 287 |
| Ch. 14 | Historical Changes | 320 |
| Notes | 355 |
| Glossary | 367 |
| References | 373 |
| Index | 385 |
