Leonardo Da Vinci: Experience, Experiment and Design

by Martin. Kemp

This fascinating new book, published to accompany a landmark exhibition at the v&a opening in september 2006, provides an unrivalled insight into the working of leonard da vincis visual mind and conveys the magnificent scale of his ideas the pages of his notebooks are unparalleled in the graphic work of any other thinker from any age and they deal with mighty inventions, great visions of the earth in age-long transformation, the mysterious governance of mathematical proportion in the design of the universe, the most detailed observations and theories of the motions of waters, meticulous reconstructions of the operation of heart valves and with the arts of peace and the science of war drawing on the collections of the v&a, the royal library windsor, the british library, the bill and melinda gates collection and the british museum, extraordinary pages from his notebooks, some virtually unknown, are brought to life by large-scale models, most notably his flying machine, tank and giant cross-bow

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 22, 2006

Reviews

[Nelson Zagalo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book, in a very large format, with lovely pictures from some Leonardo work and good points by Kemp. Even so, not adding much to other much in depth books by Kemp. Also I was expecting more discussion about Leonardo as a Designer, and that is very little exploited in the book.