The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Vol 1

Leonardo Da Vinci, arguably the central figure of the Renaissance, has long been considered by many a man of mystery. This is in spite of the fact that we have an unparalleled set of documents which illuminate his thought processes, interests, and deepest beliefs. We have access to hundreds of pages of his notes, jottings, sketches, doodles, and musings, including lists of books he read and even scraps of financial records. All of the known Da Vinci papers as of the mid-19th century are included here in this magnificent collection.

What emerges is the picture of a rationalist. For instance, Da Vinci was one of the first to question the Biblical account of the Flood. He saw the fossils of sea creatures on the tops of mountains and concluded that these could not have been deposited in a forty day flood. He looked at river valleys and did the math; they could only have been eroded over huge horizons of time.

Da Vinci put as much thought into his art as he did his science. Practically half of the writings here relate to detailed studies of the natural world which informed his work as an artist.

Included in this Da Vinci app:

-Preface

-I. Prolegomena and General Introduction to the Book on Painting

-II. Linear Perspective

-III. Six Books on Light and Shade

-Plates II-XXXV

-IV. Perspective of Disappearance

-V. Theory of Colours

-VI. Perspective of Colour and Aerial Perspective

-VII. On the Proportions and on the Movements of the Human Figure

-Plates XXXVI-LXIV

-VIII. Botany for Painters and Elements of Landscape Painting

-IX. The Practice of Painting

-X. Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations

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