Leonardo Da Vinci: Engineering and Inventions
153 Drawings from Leonardo Da Vinci
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Publisher Description
An artist, scientist, engineer, visionary and all-round genius, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) was arguably the main figure of the Renaissance.
This project shows on no account a scientific investigation. Its aims are: first to provide a best possible overview about the work of Leonardo da Vinci and secondly to optimize the digitalized art work this means to show a maximum number of the original drawings with a preferable low loss of quality.
Table of contents:
I. Leonardo da Vinci - the Inventor
II. The Leonardo Timeline
III. Engineering
Self-propelled car
Mud-extracting dredge
Printing press
Oil press
Vertical drill
Crane with an annular platform
etc.
IV. Military engeneering
Lances, clubs and other weapons
Giant crossbow
Study for four balistae
Reaping wagons and tank
Artillery Park/Arsenal
etc.
V. Flight
Wing study
Flying airship
Crossbow motor for the flying machina
Aerial Screw Helicopter
etc.
Contens: with fully interactive table of contens
Customer Reviews
Davinci the Engineer
While many of Florence's and Italy in general renaissance thinkers, where brilliant artists, sculptures, and open eyes thinkers, few can compare to the foresight and understanding of modern and future engineering. Stifled by the limits capabilities, knowledge, technology, and Papal dogmatic influence, his frustration throughout his amazing life was controlled by mans ignorance and restrictions. Beyond D Medici and some foreign patrons few where Willing to openly support his ideas from ignorance and from fear of heretic labeling by the Catholic Church. Only the bold who where willing to defy Papal power supported Davinci's brilliance and accepted his manic eccentric behavior as being a hand in hand with his unparalleled brilliance.
In this book, DaVinci's sketches that where preserved are available for a true fan, curious learner and dedicated scholar. Sans all of the mystique and legend associated with his clandestine organizations, Masonic ties, and often magical circles of still unknown, yet brilliant collaborators, this book is a collection of 153 illustrations that wordlessly express the brilliant engineering mind of a man who misfortune placed on this planet 500 years before his visions could be realized.
While his writings flow from youthful rant to more concise philosophical, and esoteric lessons in his doltage, brilliant reads as they are. This book is pencil and parchment, visually expressive, concise, energetic, vocalizing wordlessly the man who can truly be considered the archetype for the term" Renaissance man"
Genius!!
-Evan H Wiskoff