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Great Lives in Graphics: Leonardo da Vinci is a graphic retelling of da Vinci's story which gives children a visual snapshot of his life and creative genius, while educating them on everything from his incredible inventions to his artistic innovations.

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From the Middle Ages to the present, master draftsmen have used the technique of metalpoint to create some of the most beautiful and technically accomplished drawings in the history of art. Drawing in Silver and Gold examines the history of this evocative medium, in which a metal stylus is used on a specially prepared surface to create lines of astonishing delicacy. This beautifully illustrated book examines the practice of metalpoint over six centuries, in the work of artists ranging from Leonardo, Durer, and Rembrandt to Otto Dix and Jasper Johns. A team of authors--curators, conservators, scientists--address variations in technique across time and between different schools, incorporating new scientific analysis, revealing patterns of use, and providing a rare demonstration of the medium's range and versatility. They reappraise famous metalpoints of the Renaissance and shed new light on infrequently studied periods, such as the seventeenth century and the Victorian silverpoint revival. A new examination of an exquisite but not thoroughly understood medium, Drawing in Silver and Gold offers fresh interpretations of a practice central to the history of drawing and will serve as the most authoritative reference on metalpoints for years to come. Exhibition schedule: * National Gallery of Art - http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2015/leonardo-to-jasper-johns.html, May 3-July 26, 2015* The British Museum, September 10-December 6, 2015

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Leonardo Bruni (1370–1444) is widely recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. But why this recognition came about—and what it has meant for the field of historiography—has long been a matter of confusion and controversy. Writing History in Renaissance Italy offers a fresh approach to the subject by undertaking a systematic, work-by-work investigation that encompasses for the first time the full range of Bruni’s output in history and biography.The study is the first to assess in detail the impact of the classical Greek historians on the development of humanist methods of historical writing. It highlights in particular the importance of Thucydides and Polybius—authors Bruni was among the first in the West to read, and whose analytical approach to politics led him in new directions. Yet the revolution in history that unfolds across the four decades covered in this study is no mere revival of classical models: Ianziti constantly monitors Bruni’s position within the shifting hierarchies of power in Florence, drawing connections between his various historical works and the political uses they were meant to serve.The result is a clearer picture of what Bruni hoped to achieve, and a more precise analysis of the dynamics driving his new approach to the past. Bruni himself emerges as a protagonist of the first order, a figure whose location at the center of power was a decisive factor shaping his innovations in historical writing.

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This book, the first monograph on Leonardo Ricci’s oeuvre, uses archive materials, some of which have never been published, to investigate the entire range of Ricci’s work, by examining some of his most interesting projects and putting them into the context of the current architectural panorama. His professional activity in the passionate climate of post-war reconstruction in Italy, his communitarian projects and experimental family residences, his book Anonymous (20th Century) in which he defined with an “existentialist” approach his theories of painting, architecture, and urban planning, his visionary projects for “Earth-City” macrostructures, his innovative approach to the spatial organisation of public institutions in his last projects, every step of Ricci’s work was always coherently connected to a basic aim: to translate into an architectural form the dynamism of phenomena and the incessant flow of life. The book investigates Leonardo Ricci’s practical and theoretical approach to architectural design, giving this exceptional figure the recognition he deserves within the panorama of Italian and international architecture following the Second World War.

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Cuando hablamos de Leonardo da Vinci todos tenemos en mente la idea de genio, pero solo cuando estudiamos su figura en profundidad podemos comprender hasta que punto lo era. Arquetipo del hombre del renacimiento, mostró un talento sin limite en cualquier parcela de conocimiento que abordase. Y aunque la pintura es su faceta más conocida, no podemos dejarlo confinado a ser un gran pintor porque su excelencia intelectual era de tal envergadura que resulta inabarcable.

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This book provides an introduction into the diversity of the environmental movement through great characters in the green sector. The book describes inspiring personal achievements, and at the same time it provides readers with information regarding the history, the main directions and the ethical principles of the environmental movement. Some of the most important characters of the movement from all around the world, are included in the book. As well as the title characters, Buddha and Leonardo DiCaprio, other famous environmentalists like Albert Schweitzer, David Attenborough and Jane Goodall are discussed. Some of the less well-known but equally important environmentalists such as Chico Mendes, Bruno Manser, Henry Spira, Tom Regan or Rossano Ercolini are highlighted in the various chapters. The selection of characters represents all major branches within the green sector, ranging from medieval saints to Hollywood celebrities, from university professors to field activists, from politicians to philosophers, from ecofeminists to radicals.

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Leonardo da Vinci, ya desde niño, destacaba por su enorme curiosidad y su gran habilidad para el dibujo y la pintura. Nació en Vinci pero pronto fue a vivir a Florencia donde ingresó en el taller de Andrea del Verrocchio.Fue un artista inigualable y hablaba de cosas que nadie antes había hablado. Tenía la capacidad de soñar y de querer llevar a cabo sus sueños, como por ejemplo intentar volar. Deseaba unir imaginación y ciencia, crear bajo las leyes de la ciencia pero sin que estas ocultaran la emoción.Todo esto quedó reflejado en sus múltiples cuadernos, en los que fue anotando impresiones, ideas y dibujos. Antes de morir, se los dejó en custodia a su discípulo Francesco Melzi. Pero no fue hasta bien avanzado el siglo XIX cuando fueron realmente conocidos.

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?Tratados de dibujo y pintura? presenta este título dedicado a los códices de dibujos realizados por Leonardo da Vinci. Se trata de un valioso conjunto de cuadernos repletos de croquis y dibujos muy detallados que dejan constancia de su técnica y del refinado proceso creativo seguido en algunas de sus obras más conocidas. Entre las representaciones existen estudios de anatomía, figura humana, retrato o botánica que el artista había ideado para incluirlos en un tratado de dibujo, un ambicioso proyecto que nunca vio la luz. Con la presente obra intentamos recuperar ese anhelo, el espíritu investigador, la vocación pedagógica de un gran maestro; para ello, proponemos una inmersión en su mundo creativo estudiando su arte, su genio, sus técnicas y sus recursos pictóricos, muchos de ellos adelantados a su época.Un libro, pues, que combina el estudio y la práctica, ilustrado con ejercicios paso a paso, que se basa en las enseñanzas contenidas en los tratados de Leonardo para adaptarlas a

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A FLAME TREE SKETCHBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the sketchbooks combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for artists, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year.BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.THE ARTIST. Painter, draughtsman, architect, military engineer, musician, scientific researcher, designer: Leonardo da Vinci was all these and more, and through his drawings we find the most direct access to his genius. This example is based on 'The Vitruvian Man', c. 1492 and printed on silver.THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said,”Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”

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Leonardo Bruni Aretino (c. 1370-1444) was one of the most gifted and prolific translators of Greek authors in the early Italian Renaissance and a bestseller whose works often circulated in more than a hundred manuscripts. Moreover, Homer ranks as the most admired Greek poet in the Renaissance. The 'Orationes Homeri', i.e. Bruni's translation of three speeches from the embassy scene, are of focal interest in the studies of Renaissance literature in its many aspects: survival of ancient authors and their influence on Renaissance literature and literary theory, translation theory and practice, knowledge of Greek poetic language. This first critical edition with an introduction and a systematic commentary presents the 'Orationes Homeri' in comparison with other works of Bruni and translations of Homer by other humanists. It includes the part of the Lorenzo Valla version corresponding to the 'Orationes Homeri' and the Castilian version of the 'Orationes Homeri', which is the first vernacular translation of Homer.

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The Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian Verruga or Carrión’s disease (an endemic infectious disease in South America’s Andean regions) by Dr. Alberto Leonardo Barton. Graciela S. Alarcón and Renato D. Alarcón recount Barton’s persistent work against skepticism, obstacles, and limitations imposed by members of Peru’s medical elites of the time, as well as his eventual successful scientific career and the delayed but well-deserved global recognition of his contributions. The book is the result of intense bibliographic research and of original documents aimed not just at the examination of Barton’s life and work, but also the examination of today’s perspectives and future work in the field of infectious and “neglected” diseases. The authors address current scientific information on the relevant bacteria Bartonella bacilliformis, besides current research and clinical status of the other Bartonellas, making it a useful and practical text for those studying infectious diseases.

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Leonardo da Vinci and the ethics of style brings together a distinguished group of experts on Leonardo and the Renaissance, examining the ethical underpinnings of art history. The seven essays articulate the complexity of ways in which style involved ethical considerations during the early modern period, and still involves us in its conundrums.Looking at individual works and concepts, this fascinating collection covers subjects such as Leonardo’s understanding of his role as a painter as that of a natural philosopher, his interests in visual perception and the understanding of visual sensations by the mind, how and why Leonardo’s ideas on painting are at the core of art theory, how Leonardo addresses style in gendered terms, and ‘style’ as the historian’s projection.This volume will be of great interest to all those studying or with an enthusiasm for Renaissance art history, art theory, cultural studies and philosophy.

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La antropología trascendental de Leonardo Polo es un enfoque filosófico novedoso que destaca la dignidad, altura, profundidad y riqueza del ser personal. Ante el sustancialismo antiguo, y frente al subjetivismo moderno, esa antropología trascendental justifica, con notable base teórica, la primacía de la persona, que tentativamente pretende el personalismo contemporáneo, y su apertura a la trascendencia.Se recogen en este libro cinco trabajos orientados a estudiar y exponer la antropología trascendental de Leonardo Polo. Corresponden a los profesores doctores Fernando Haya, Juan José Padial, Juan Fernando Sellés, Juan García y Rafael Corazón. Las II Conversaciones fueron promovidas por la Asociación de La Rábida, AEDOS y el Instituto de Estudios Filosóficos Leonardo Polo.

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This comprehensive new book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about Leonardo and to survey his greatest works in one beautifully illustrated collection. The first part contains a detailed exploration of Leonardo's life. It details his childhood, family life and education, and then explores his interests in architecture, engineering and science as well as his career as a painter. The second part of the book contains a gallery of over 300 of Leonardo's major paintings, drawings and designs. These superb reproductions are accompanied by thorough analysis of each artwork and its significance within the context of his life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.

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The 1960s witnessed a magnificent, if misguided, swansong for the ocean liner. As the decade progressed a steady succession of elaborate new ‘ships of state’ populated the world’s sea lanes, in futile defiance of the vapour trails above them. Into this atmosphere of one-upmanship the Italian Line introduced Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raffaello, the largest, fastest and most prestigious passenger liners in the nation’s post-war merchant marine. Named after the Renaissance masters, this book tells their stories, from troubled inception to heart-rending finale. It explains their design origins and interior décor, relates the triumph and tragedy of their all-too-brief careers and provides an insight into what it was like to live, work and take passage on these vessels, each with their own special personality. Profusely illustrated throughout, this book pays tribute to the ships and the people who brought them to life.

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October 1493, the height of the Renaissance. In a rapidly changing world, Milan flourishes under the leadership of Ludovico il Moro. Those wandering the courtyards of the city’s castle often encounter a man in his forties dressed in long pink robes, lost in his own thoughts. The man lives above his workshop, with his mother and a mischievous little boy whom he dotes on; he doesn’t eat meat, writes from right to left, and struggles to get paid by his employers. His name is Leonardo da Vinci. His fame extends beyond the Alps, to the French court of Charles VIII, whose envoys have been tasked with a secret mission that concerns Leonardo himself, and his most daring designs. When a man is found dead in the Castle’s courtyard, il Moro turns to Da Vinci for help. Though the corpse shows no signs of violence, the death is highly suspicious: rumours of a plague or superstitious explanations need to be disproven quickly. Leonardo is in no position to refuse his master’s request to investigate.

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During the Renaissance, artists and illustrators developed the representation of truthful three-dimensional forms into a highly skilled art. As reliable illustrations of three-dimensional subjects became more prevalent, they also influenced the way in which disciplines developed: architecture could be communicated much more clearly, mathematical concepts and astronomical observations could be quickly relayed, observations of the natural world moved towards a more realistic method of depiction. Through essays on some of the world’s greatest artists and thinkers (Leonardo da Vinci, Euclid, Andreas Vesalius, William Hunter, Johannes Kepler, Andrea Palladio, Galileo Galilei, among many others), this book tells the story of the development of the techniques used to communicate three-dimensional forms on the two-dimensional page and contemporary media. It features Leonardo da Vinci’s groundbreaking drawings in his notebooks and other manuscripts, extraordinary anatomical illustrations, early paper engineering including volvelles and tabs, beautiful architectural plans and even views of the moon. With in-depth analysis of over forty manuscripts and books, 'Thinking 3D' also reveals the impact that developing techniques had on artists and draughtsmen throughout time and across space.

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Leonardo's enduring fascination with water—from its artistic representation to aquatic inventions and hydraulic engineeringFormless, mutable, transparent: the element of water posed major challenges for the visual artists of the Renaissance. To the engineers of the era, water represented a force that could be harnessed for human industry but was equally possessed of formidable destructive power. For Leonardo da Vinci, water was an enduring fascination, appearing in myriad forms throughout his work. In Watermarks, Leslie Geddes explores the extraordinary range of Leonardo’s interest in water and shows how artworks by him and his peers contributed to hydraulic engineering and the construction of large river and canal systems.From drawings for mobile bridges and underwater breathing apparatuses to plans for water management schemes, Leonardo evinced a deep interest in the technical aspects of water. His visual studies of the ways in which landscape is shaped by water demonstrated both his artistic mastery and probing scientific mind. Analyzing Leonardo’s notebooks, plans, maps, and paintings, Geddes argues that, for Leonardo and fellow artists, drawing was a form of visual thinking and problem solving essential to understanding and controlling water and other parts of the natural world. She also examines the material importance in this work of water-based media, namely ink, watercolor, and oil paint.A compelling account of Renaissance art and engineering, Watermarks shows, above all else, how Leonardo applied his pictorial genius to water in order to render the natural world in all its richness and constant change.

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Los estereotipos presentan la época medieval como algo grotesco e incluso aterrador. Desde su hondo conocimiento de ese período, el autor propone una visión alternativa, liberadora y luminosa. Porque la vida en la Edad Media tal vez fuera más dura que la nuestra, pero también más bella.Sin omitir los errores, Jaume Aurell enfatiza los valores más sublimes, recurriendo a una estructura teatral en tres Actos: el primero presenta los personajes, desde Constantino a Carlomagno; el segundo, los elementos corales, desde los señores feudales a los mercaderes, y el tercero, los escenarios, desde el infierno de las pandemias al paraíso de los poetas y artistas. El texto, divulgativo y riguroso, enmarca así los siglos que separan a Constantino de Leonardo da Vinci.

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El método que sigue este libro consiste en adentrar al lector en la vasta mente de Leonardo da Vinci para conseguir trazar un retrato completo a partir de detalles individuales. Hay un total de siete capítulos, cada uno de los cuales está dedicado a uno de los ámbitos científicos y artísticos más importantes de Leonardo. El conjunto proporciona una imagen de cómo era y actuaba un típico hombre del Renacimiento, y muestra la diversidad de campos en que Leonardo desarrolló su actividad.Los diferentes temas de cada capítulo se centran en un detalle particular, un fragmento para completar el cuadro, en la teoría en 30 segundos, que se condensa en el esquema en 3 segundos. En cada tema se incluye, a su vez, una obra maestra en 3 minutos para ejemplificar en un cuadro, escultura u objeto las ideas tratadas. Por último, en las minibiografías se presenta al lector el entorno más completo, ofreciendo detalles sobre personajes clave que influyeron o fueron influidos por Leonardo. Las obras ca

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Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards, blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Our greeting cards are printed on FSC paper and wrapped in biodegradeable cellobag, and are themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. This example features 'Vitruvian Man' by Leonardo da Vinci.

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