Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 412 Leonardo, da Vinci 1452 1519 Da Vinci, Leonardo Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci, Léonard de Richter, Jean Paul 1847 1937 The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 1 This eBook was produced by Charles Aldarondo and the Distributed Proofreaders team "The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 1" by da Vinci Leonardo is a collection of writings attributed to the renowned Renaissance artist and thinker, composed during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This work encompasses Leonardo's thoughts on art, science, and philosophy, revealing the multifaceted genius of a man who was as much an artist as he was a scientist. The manuscript dives into various subjects, including perspective, light, shadow, and the principles of painting, capturing the intricate relationship between the visual arts and scientific inquiry. The opening of this volume begins with a preface discussing the unique and often perplexing nature of Leonardo's writings, which were compiled over many years and across various topics without a strict organizational structure. This introduction highlights the challenges faced by translators and interpreters of Leonardo's work due to his idiosyncratic handwriting and erratic arrangement of ideas. Moreover, the text sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Leonardo's concepts, particularly in the realms of perspective and the function of the eye, leading into meticulous observations and revolutionary theories that would influence both artists and scientists long after his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. ND Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 697695 2025-08-02T13:33:25.604220 text/html 697516 2025-01-09T02:41:04.559348 text/html 321709 2025-08-02T13:33:36.116193 application/epub+zip 330564 2025-08-02T13:33:28.901205 application/epub+zip 304842 2025-08-02T13:33:27.646237 application/epub+zip 605010 2025-08-02T13:33:41.038133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559949 2025-08-02T13:33:35.252163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530628 2022-09-03T05:19:30.374976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623238 2025-08-02T13:33:24.972208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 618158 2020-12-28T11:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18564 2025-08-02T13:33:41.170144 application/rdf+xml 15846 2025-08-02T13:33:28.146200 image/jpeg 3584 2025-08-02T13:33:27.898209 image/jpeg 221364 2020-12-28T11:45:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 317564 2025-08-02T13:33:25.652239 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia