The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci; Arranged, rendered into English and Introduced by Edward MacCurdy
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. Fifth Impression. 2 volumes, 8vo, 10 x 7 1/2 inches (253 x 190 mm); Vol. 1 655 & Vol. 2 640 pp. Frontispiece portraits of Leonardo in both volumes and copious black and white illustrations. Publishers red cloth binding, dust jackets with spine panel a little darkened and some chips at head and tail, and one 1 1/2 inch tear on dj of vol. 1. Bindings tight and square, pages evenly tanned. Mylar protective covers over dustjackets.
Dedicated to King George VI, this is a curated collection of transcriptions and illustrations from Leonardo's notebooks found in manuscripts at various illustrious libraries. The author has decided to organize them by category into 50 chapters spanning a multitude of subjects: Philosophy, Anatomy, Optics, Botany, Mathematics, Flight, Warfare, Movement, Hydraulics, Color, Artist's Materials.
Condition: Very good.
Item number: 1507
Price: $150.00
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