Leonardo da Vinci: Experience, Experiment and Design - V&A 2006 Exhibition Catalogue>>>> A SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK - SIGNED BY MARTIN KEMP <<<<

Martin Kemp

ISBN 10: 1851774866 / ISBN 13: 9781851774869

Published by V&A, UK, 2006

About this Item

A VG+ UK first edition & first printing hardback (bumping to lower spine) - in a near fine dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & DATED BY MARTIN KEMP - Pictures available upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leonardo da Vinci: Experience, Experiment and Design - V&A 2006 Exhibition Catalogue>>>> A SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK - SIGNED BY MARTIN KEMP <<<<
• Publisher: V&A, UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851774866
• ISBN 13: 9781851774869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

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

From the Back Cover

"This book-by the leading Leonardo scholar of this generation, one whose own intellectual range comes closest to matching that of the Renaissance master himself-offers a genuinely new take on Leonardo da Vinci. Its text provides the great pleasure of simultaneously comprising close readings of the drawings themselves and a major, unified thesis regarding the artist's methods and modes of drawing and thinking."--David Rosand, Columbia University

"No one is in a better position to offer such a synthetic understanding of Leonardo's work than Martin Kemp. His enthusiasm for the artist's graphic inventions and his thinking process leaps off practically every page of this book."--Claire Farago, University of Colorado, Boulder

"In the massive and ever-growing library of Leonardo studies, Martin Kemp's meditations on the artist's habits of mind have long stood out. The present catalogue reflects decades of work on the themes and ideas that preoccupied Leonardo as a thinker and as a draftsman. Anyone interested in the historical relationship between art and science should enjoy this book."--Michael W. Cole, University of Pennsylvania