Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester. Volume IV, Paraphrase and commentary /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Laurenza, Domenico, author.
Edition:	New edition.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Description:	1 online resource (310 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford scholarly editions online Oxford scholarly editions online.
Subject:	Leonardo, -- da Vinci, -- 1452-1519. -- Codex Leicester. Science -- Early works to 1800. Hydrodynamics -- Early works to 1800.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13493716

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Varying Form of Title:	Paraphrase and commentary
Other authors / contributors:	Kemp, Martin, author.
ISBN:	9780191913761 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Previously issued in print: 2019. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	This new edition of Leonardo Da Vinci's Codex Leicester is the most comprehensive scholarly edition of any of Leonardo's manuscripts. It contains a high-quality facsimile reproduction of the Codex, a new transcription and translation, accompanied by a paraphrase in modern language and a page-by-page commentary, and a series of interpretative essays. It introduces important new research into the interpretation of the texts and images, on the setting of Leonardo's ideas in the context of ancient and medieval theories, and into the notable fortunes of the Codex within the sciences of astronomy, water, and the history of the earth, opening a new field of research into the impact of Leonardo as a scientist.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780198832904

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