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Sara Taglialagamba

Leonardo & engineering

CB Edizioni, 2012

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(Firenze, Italy)

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Year of publication
2012
ISBN
9788895686226
Place of printing
Firenze
Author
Sara Taglialagamba
Pages
152
Publishers
CB Edizioni
Size
16x18
Binding description
bross. ill. colori con alette
State of preservation
New
Languages
Italian
Binding
Softcover

Description

Foreword by Carlo Pedretti.

The term "engineering" comes from the Latin word "ingenium" that means talent, gift. Thus, according to this definition, the engineer was an intelligent, practical man, able to solve problems. Who better than Leonardo could fit this description perfectly? Leonardo studied in depth ancient texts and the treatises written by the most innovative Florentine and Sienese engineers of that time. Among them, one of the most important was Brunelleschi who was considered the repository of Renaissance knowledge. In the letter of employment written to Ludovico il Moro in 1482, Leonardo presented himself as an architect and as a skilled military and hydraulic engineer, adding only at the end his ability in sculpture and painting. Leonardo diffused these innovations, improving them thanks to his genius. The artist studied engineering in more than thousand folios, now kept in the Codex Atlanticus and in the first of the Madrid manuscripts. (T-CA)

Autore/i Sara Taglialagamba Editore CB Edizioni
Luogo Firenze Anno 2012
Pagine 160 Misura 16x18 (cm)
Illustrazioni ill. a colori e b/n n.t. - colour and b/w ills Legatura bross.ill colori con alette - paperback illustrated
Conservazione Nuovo - New Lingua Inglese - English Text
Peso 500 (gr)
ISBN 8895686225 EAN-13 9788895686226
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