Leonardo da Vinci, anatomist / Martin Clayton and Ron Philo.

Author/creator Clayton, Martin, 1967-
Other author Philo, Ronald.
Other author Royal Collection (Great Britain)
Other author Queen's Gallery (London, England)
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Royal Collection Publications, 2012.
Description256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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Summary This exhibition is the largest ever of Leonardo da Vinci's studies of the human body. Leonardo has long been recognised as one of the great artists of the Renaissance, but he was also a pioneer in the understanding of human anatomy. He intended to publish his ground-breaking work in a treatise on anatomy, and had he done so his discoveries would have transformed European knowledge of the subject. But on Leonardo's death in 1519 the drawings remained a mass of undigested material among his private papers and their significance was effectively lost to the world for almost 400 years. Today they are among the Royal Collection's greatest treasures.0Exhibition: The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, May-October 2012.
General note"This publication accompanies the Royal Collection exhibition to be shown at The Queen's Gallery, 4 May-7 October 2012"--T.p. verso.
General note"All of the drawings in this book, and indeed the great majority of Leonardo's surviving anatomical studies, are housed in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle"--P. [31].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index.
ISBN9781905686391
ISBN1905686390

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Joyner General Stacks NC257 .L4 A4 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold