Leonardo da Vinci's Machines

by Marco Cianchi

At a time of growing interest in Leonardo's work which coincides with the City of Vinci's efforts to remodel and enlarge its Museum, this publication like other studies and promotional activities under way in various Vincian centers (from Florence to Milan, from Amboise to Los Angeles), offers useful information to a wide variety of readers. This book also seems to analyze correctly both the myth of Leonardo and the current interest in him while summing up the essential contribution of Da Vinci to Renaissance science and technology. These results are obtained by means of a vast photographic documentation and the introduction of interpretative data. Therefore we would like to express our appreciation of this venture and of those responsible for its completion. Liliano Bartolesi Mayor of Vinci (from notes in this book)

Genres: Art, Science, History

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Jenny Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had been looking for a comprehensive book gathering all Leonardo's drawings of his inventions until now that I found this great book in Milan. By far, more than other books published in the UK and US on the topic, this book organises the unordered collection of Leonardo's drawings of machines and categories them into relevant sections in order to see his visions as well as his development of illustration techniques. But more importantly, it puts Leonardo's so-called 'genius' inventions into historical perspectives so as to understand him as a dedicated learner and researcher of ancient inventions, as well as a curious mind that absorbed knowledge of great people surrounding him.

[Guillermo Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy interesante. No es mas que un catalogo de las maquinas que ideó Leonardo. Podría haber sido mas enriquecedor si se agregara el contexto el cual desarrolló cada diseño. Lo mejor es que sirve para darse una idea de la variedad de tematicas que abordó.

[Adrian Podaru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got it in Venice. Worth it.

[Rodrigo Segura Moreno · Rating 3 out of 5]

La organización de texto e imágenes hace la lectura un tanto confusa. Además, en algunas páginas el formato es diferente.

[Luca Montanari · Rating 3 out of 5]

Carino, mostra tutte le invenzioni e progetti di Leonardo

[José Manuel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Libro sin más de mecánica, si estás estudiando justo eso en la carrera quizás te sirva

[Gerard Tobin · Rating 4 out of 5]

was ok

[Vanlilith]

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