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Leonardo da Vinci : the mind of the Renaissance / Alessandro Vezzosi.
LIBRA N6923.L33 V4913 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vezzosi, Alessandro.
- Series:
- Discoveries (New York, N.Y.)
- Discoveries
- Standardized Title:
- Léonard de Vinci. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
- Leonardo.
- Artists--Italy--Biography.
- Artists.
- Italy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harry N. Abrams, 1997.
- Summary:
- Scientist, painter, philosopher, anatomist, astronomer, engineer, inventor, courtier: Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance. This book surveys the life and work of a unique genius, from his childhood in Italy to his death in France. More than a biography, it sets his life in the context of the great courts he visited: Medici Florence, ducal Milan, royal France. Written for both younger and adult audiences, it presents a readable discussion of Leonardo's complex art, life, and thought, explores his ground-breaking research in medicine, hydraulics, metal-casting, mechanics, painting techniques, architecture, and the new science of warfare and weaponry, and examines his place in intellectual and art history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810928094
- OCLC:
- 36351043
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