Leonardo da Vinci and the Secrets of the Codex Atlanticus

Buzzi, Franco [Preface]; Navoni, Marco [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 8854413526 / ISBN 13: 9788854413528

Published by White Star Publishers, 2019

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Top edge has light wear, otherwise in Fine (Like New) condition. Dust jacket in brodart. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leonardo da Vinci and the Secrets of the Codex Atlanticus
• Publisher: White Star Publishers
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8854413526
• ISBN 13: 9788854413528
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

This volume reproduces some of the most interesting and significant pages of the Codex Atlanticus and discusses Leonardo da Vinci's interest in a variety of subjects and fields, from military fortifications and war machines to anatomy and civil architecture, from his studies of flight to hydraulic engineering. Hovering between theory and practise, the visual power of Leonardo's work leaps from the pages of this book, offering readers yet further proof of the modernity of his ideas and the greatness of a universal genius. The high quality of the photographs featured on certain pages of the Codex display details that until now were only available to scholars. The final section of the book features five QR codes with access to special multimedia information, such as 3D reconstructions of Leonardo's machines and technical drawings based on his original sketches.

About the Author

Marco Navoni was born in Milan in 1953, and since 1977 has been a priest in the Ambrosiana Diocese. e Canon of the Milan Cathedral and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, since 1991 he has worked at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, where he is the Director of the Painting Gallery and of the Class of Ambrosian Studies at the Accademia Ambrosiana.