Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man PDF
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Leonardo da Vinci was not only one of the leading artists of the Renaissance—he was also one of the greatest anatomists ever to have lived. He combined, to a unique degree, manual skill in dissection, analytical skill in understanding the structures he uncovered, and artistic skill in recording his results. Leonardo’s campaign of human dissection during the winter of 1510–11, concentrating on the muscles and bones, was recorded on the pages of a manuscript now in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. These are arguably the finest anatomical drawings ever made.
This book reproduces the entire manuscript, and for the first time translates all of Leonardo’s copious notes ‘on the page’ so that the unfolding of his thought may readily be followed.
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