Leonardo's Notebooks: Writing and Art of the Great Master
$17.95
The collection of writings and art in this magnificent book are drawn from Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks. The book organizes his wide range of interests into subjects such as human figures, light and shade, perspective and visual perception, anatomy, botany and landscape, geography, the physical sciences and astronomy, architecture, sculpture, and inventions. Nearly every piece of writing throughout the book is keyed to the piece of artwork it describes.
The writing and art is selected by art historian H. Anna Suh, who provides fascinating commentary and insight into the material, making Leonardo's Notebooks an exquisite single-volume compendium celebrating his enduring genius.
Softcover. 448 pages
Pub. - Black Dog and Leventhal (2005)
