The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II: Volume 2 Contributor(s): Leonardo Da Vinci (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486225739 ISBN-13: 9780486225739 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 Annotation: Volume 2 of 2-volume set. Total of 1,566 extracts reveal full range of Leonardo's versatile genius: his writings on painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, mining, inventions, music. Dual Italian-English texts, with 186 plates, plus faithful reproductions of more than 500 additional drawings. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - Artists' Books - Science | Applied Sciences - Architecture | History - Ancient & Classical |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 72104981 |
Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art |
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 7.9" W x 10.66" (2.62 lbs) 576 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Scientist, painter, mechanical engineer, sculptor, thinker, city planner, storyteller, musician, architect -- Leonardo da Vinci, builder of the first flying machine, was one of the great universal geniuses of Western civilization. His voluminous notebooks, the great storehouse of his theories and discoveries, are presented here in 1566 extracts that reveal the full range of Leonardo's versatile interest: all the important writings on painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, astronomy, geography, topography, and other fields are included, in both Italian and English, with 186 plates of manuscript pages and many other drawings reproduced in facsimile size. |