Leonardo's Notebooks: Writing and Art of the Great Master

This wonderful book (which is also very inexpensive) is an outstanding way to understand how Leonardo saw, studied, examined the world and his beginning to develop a (never completed) series of books on painting, architecture, and other major topics. He sometimes talks to himself in his notes, sometimes addresses a potential student or apprentice. Sometimes he argues mutually opposing views on (presumably) different occasions. You begin to comprehend his relentless quest for understanding of all things in the world. The flexi binding is beautifully done, with elegant curved page edges. The sepia or b/w reproductions are very good. I have only one wish to improve this fine book: to know the codex from which each excerpt was taken. In that way one could infer how his thinking, seen in these notes grouped by this skilled editor together, is from one codex (and so likely done in a short period of time) or are from many different times and places.

Leonardo's Notebooks ist ganz einfach reizend. Es kombiniert Leonardo Da Vinci's Entwürfe und Zeichnungen mit seine Notizen, die bisher in seine viele Notizbücher durcheinander standen. Jetzt sind sie alle die entsprechende Zeichnungen zusammen gestellt. Ein wunderschön illustrierter Umschlag under Seiten von schwere Kwalität mit sehr scharfe Illustrationen vervollkommnen diese Ausgabe.

Amazing book. Everyone should read it

Excellent

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1579128173/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0 Just got my order , the book cover is different from the picture but the content is all the same. Amazing book. thank you so much. 5/5