Interpretative essays and the history of the Codex Leicester / Domenico Laurenza and Martin Kemp.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 242 p. : ill.
Contiene:
Indice: Symbols and abbreviations. List of figures. List of plates. Pt. 1. The Codex Leicester in itself: 1. Introduction 2. Compilation and chaos 3. Mirror of his mind: the codex in Leonardo's thought 4. Of the Earth in itself: Leonardo's geology or towards a history and anatomy of the Earth 5. The study of fossils: a case of interection between practical and theoretical knowledge. Pt. 2. After Leonardo: 6. The history of the Codex Leicester after Leonardo (16th-early 19th century): towards a reconstruction of Leonardo's legacy as a scientist. Pt. 3. Appendix: Eighteenth to early nineteenth century manuscript copies of the Codex Leicester. Picture acknowledgments