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Free Download The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag by Peter Burke
English | September 8, 2020 | ISBN: 0300250029 | True EPUB | 352 pages | 17.5 MB
From Leonardo Da Vinci to Oliver Sacks: the first history of the western polymath, from the Renaissance to the present

Free Download Leonardo da Vinci’s giant crossbow By da Vinci Leonardo; Landrus, Matthew Hayden
2010 | 180 Pages | ISBN: 354068915X | PDF | 155 MB
Although Leonardo’s Giant Crossbow is one of his most popular drawings, it has been one of the least understood. "Leonardo’s Giant Crossbow" offers the first in-depth account of this drawing’s likely purpose and its highly resolved design. This fascinating book has a wealth of technical information about the Giant Crossbow drawing, as it’s a complete study of this project, though this is as accessible to the general audience as much as it is also informative with new discoveries for the professors of engineering, technology and art. The book explores the context of Leonardo’s invention with an examination of the extensive documentary evidence, a short history of the great crossbow and ballista, the first accurate translation of the text and the technical specifications, and a detailed analysis of Leonardo’s design process for the crossbow, from start to finish. Dozens of preparatory drawings, along with the recent discovery of nearly invisible metal stylus preparatory incisions under the ink of the Giant Crossbow drawing, are evidence of Leonardo’s intent to offer engineers and other viewers a thorough design of the massive machine. The book proposes these new discoveries with the help of a strategy that had been at the core of Leonardo’s working philosophy: the proportional method. As proven with an analysis of the Giant Crossbow project, he used a consistent approach to 1/3rd proportions throughout the design and drawing process and employed this kind of proportional strategy at the start of almost every important project. Thanks to this proof of his knowledge of geometry, evidence of his studies of impetus and force, and thanks to the highly polished and complex nature of the Giant Crossbow design, a later date for the drawing is proposed in the present book, associating the drawing with his drafting capabilities around 1490-93.

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Published 2/2024
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Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 35 Lectures ( 6h 30m ) | Size: 4.12 GB

Free Download Leonardo Da Vinci by Linda Cernak, J. T. Morrow
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1626873518 | 24 Pages | PDF | 20.5 MB
Introduces Leonardo da Vinci as one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance by exploring the techniques he used to create masterpieces such as Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.

Free Download Leonardo da Vinci and Artworks by Gabriel Séailles
English | November 14th, 2023 | ISBN: 9781781608548 | 170 pages | True EPUB | 52.52 MB
Leonardo’s early life was spent in Florence, his maturity in Milan, and the last three years of his life in France. Leonardo’s teacher was Verrocchio. First he was a goldsmith, then a painter and sculptor: as a painter, representative of the very scientific school of draughtsmanship; more famous as a sculptor, being the creator of the Colleoni statue at Venice, Leonardo was a man of striking physical attractiveness, great charm of manner and conversation, and mental accomplishment. He was well grounded in the sciences and mathematics of the day, as well as a gifted musician. His skill in draughtsmanship was extraordinary; shown by his numerous drawings as well as by his comparatively few paintings. His skill of hand is at the service of most minute observation and analytical research into the character and structure of form.

Free Download Machiavelli, Leonardo, and the Science of Power (Frank M. Covey, Jr., Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis) by Roger D. Masters
English | July 9, 1996 | ISBN: 0268014167, 0268014337 | True PDF | 406 pages | 14.9 MB
In recent years, Niccolò Machiavelli’s works have been viewed primarily with historical interest as analysis of the tactics used by immoral political officials. Roger D. Masters, a leading expert in the relationship between modern natural sciences and politics, argues boldly in this book that Machiavelli should be reconsidered as a major philosopher whose thought makes the wisdom of antiquity accessible to the modern (and post-modern) condition, and whose understanding of human nature is superior to that of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, or Mill.

Free Download Living with Leonardo: Fifty Years of Sanity and Insanity in the Art World and Beyond by Martin Kemp
English | May 1, 2018 | ISBN: 0500239568, 0500292698 | True EPUB | 288 pages | 153 MB
Approaching the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, the world- renowned da Vinci expert recounts his fifty- year journey with the work of the world’s most famous artist

Free Download Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
English | October 17, 2017 | ISBN: 1501139150, ASIN: B071Y385Q1 | True EPUB/AZW3 | 624 pages | 443/18.9 MB
The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is "a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life" (The New Yorker).

Free Download 30-Second Leonardo da Vinci: His 50 Greatest Ideas and Inventions, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Marina Wallace
English | January 6, 2014 | ISBN: 1782400834 | 160 pages | MOBI | 20 Mb
Artist, anatomist, architect, botanist, cartographer, engineer, mathematician, musician, scientist, sculptor-the word "polymath" cannot provide the full measure of Leonardo da Vinci’s extraordinary talents. If you only know Leonardo as the painter of the famous, much copied portrait, the Mona Lisa, seize the chance to brush up your knowledge and discover what is meant by the term Renaissance Man. 30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci is the quickest way to grapple with the truly diverse thoughts of the ultimate Renaissance superhero. Here, the world’s leading Leonardo scholars present an instant and expert guide to the breadth and brilliance of his greatest innovations. Each entry is summarized in just 30 seconds-using nothing more than two pages, 300 words, and a single picture. Illustrated with inventive graphics and supported by studies of his key paintings, it’s the ultimate book to quench your curiosity.

Free Download Leonardo da Vinci (Audiobook)
English | October 17, 2017 | ASIN: B071S8BNDP | M4B@64 kbps | 17h 1m | 475 MB
Author: Walter Isaacson | Narrator: Alfred Molina
The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is "a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life" (The New Yorker).
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson "deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo" (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy.