Notebooks.
Gallimard| N° d'inventaire | 22098 |
| Format | 14 x 20.5 |
| Détails | 656 pages, 168 illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782072844867 |
Translated from Italian by Louise SERVICEN. Text established by Edward MACCURDY. Embodying both the effervescence of the Renaissance and the archetype of universal genius, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), a self-taught artist, forged a humanist culture based on ancient and medieval knowledge, which he recomposed and from which he innovated. Beyond the exceptional career he enjoyed, thanks to his status as a court artist and engineer, he continues to fascinate minds today. Preserved in Paris, London, Milan, and Windsor, some twenty manuscripts and notebooks deliver, in mirrored writing, thousands of pages of notes, sketches, reflections, and treatises. All reveal the immensity of the man's knowledge, concerns, and scientific questions. From Florence to Amboise, throughout his life, Leonardo scribbled, noted, studied, dissected, analyzed, and made calculations: thoughts abounded and linked together, interspersed with geometric figures, mechanical or anatomical studies, architectural projects, weapons, and even flying machines competing with the flight of birds..., thoughts with sometimes mysterious overtones, reasonings that led to demonstrations and the drafting of models, from which Leonardo's creative intelligence emerged. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, this Quarto edition invites the reader to rediscover, in a richly illustrated color volume, the only translation currently available in French of Leonardo's writings, updated in light of the progress made since its first publication in 1942, and to immerse themselves in the meanderings of this extraordinary mind.
Translated from Italian by Louise SERVICEN. Text established by Edward MACCURDY. Embodying both the effervescence of the Renaissance and the archetype of universal genius, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), a self-taught artist, forged a humanist culture based on ancient and medieval knowledge, which he recomposed and from which he innovated. Beyond the exceptional career he enjoyed, thanks to his status as a court artist and engineer, he continues to fascinate minds today. Preserved in Paris, London, Milan, and Windsor, some twenty manuscripts and notebooks deliver, in mirrored writing, thousands of pages of notes, sketches, reflections, and treatises. All reveal the immensity of the man's knowledge, concerns, and scientific questions. From Florence to Amboise, throughout his life, Leonardo scribbled, noted, studied, dissected, analyzed, and made calculations: thoughts abounded and linked together, interspersed with geometric figures, mechanical or anatomical studies, architectural projects, weapons, and even flying machines competing with the flight of birds..., thoughts with sometimes mysterious overtones, reasonings that led to demonstrations and the drafting of models, from which Leonardo's creative intelligence emerged. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, this Quarto edition invites the reader to rediscover, in a richly illustrated color volume, the only translation currently available in French of Leonardo's writings, updated in light of the progress made since its first publication in 1942, and to immerse themselves in the meanderings of this extraordinary mind.