Leonardo Lives: The Codex Leicester and Leonardo Da Vinci's Legacy of Art and Science
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295976888 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 70 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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When Microsoft founder Bill Gates purchased the Codex Leicester in 1994, it made headlines around the world; this volume makes Leonardo's notebook accessible to everyone.The Codex Leicester is a product of Leonardo da Vinci's restless intellectual curiosity. Leonardo Lives explores the close relationship of art and science in Leonardo's work, but it also presents the variety of ways in which he has continued to inspire artists from the 16th century to the present.. Like other notebooks by Leonardo, the manuscript now known as the Codex Leicester was a working record of observations, experiments, and arguments. In it he rendered observations of natural phenomena in words, images, and diagrams. Both pictures feature meticulously painted landscape backgrounds that testify to Leonardo's study and scientific understanding of geology, weather, rivers, and mountains -- issues that he pursued in the Codex Leicester. By about 1508, when the Renaissance master began to work on this notebook, he had already painted his most acclaimed work, the Mona Lisa, and was working in Milan on the enigmatic Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
A Customer said Great Book Cover. The only good thing I can say about this book is it has great book cover. That is the only reason I am going to keep it. I was looking for information on Da Vinci's Codex Leicester and was poorly dissappointed with the information given me in this book. If you are into art and know anything about art history this book is not for you. This book is for someone who does not have much knowledge about art history or Da Vinci. Don't get me wrong - I am not being a snob- I just think the title and description are a bit misleading. This book barely has any images or. "festooned with drawings that amplify the texts." according to A Customer. The Codex Leicester is the only Leonardo manuscript owned in the United States and the only one in the world still in private hands. Since Microsoft chairman Bill Gates purchased it in 199festooned with drawings that amplify the texts. A Customer The Codex Leicester is the only Leonardo manuscript owned in the United States and the only one in the world still in private hands. Since Microsoft chairman Bill Gates purchased it in 1994 for $30.8 million, it has been exhibited in Venice, Milan, Rome,Paris and New York.. for $festooned with drawings that amplify the texts. The Codex Leicester is the only Leonardo manuscript owned in the United States and the only one in the world still in private hands. Since Microsoft chairman Bill Gates purchased it in 199festooned with drawings that amplify the texts. A Customer The Codex Leicester is the only Leonardo manuscript owned in the United States and the only one in the world still in private hands. Since Microsoft chairman Bill Gates purchased it in 1994 for $30.8 million, it has been exhibited in Venice, Milan, Rome,Paris and New York.. for $30.8 million, it has been exhibited in Venice, Milan, Rome,Paris and New York.. 0.8 million, it has been exhibited in Venice, Milan, Rome,Paris and New York.
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