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The Codex Leicester : an Exhibition at the Chester Beatty Library 12 June-12 August 2007
出版Scala, 2007
主題Art / History / GeneralArt / History / RenaissanceArt / Individual Artists / GeneralScience / Philosophy & Social Aspects
ISBN18575950259781857595024
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MzvbAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Many of Leonardo da Vinci's manuscripts were intended as preparatory sketches for future published works, and the Codex Leicester is one of the most advanced. Written densely on 18 sheets, illustrated with geometrical diagrams and illustrations of experiments imagined and real, it is a complex and fascinating meditation around a subject that enthralled Leonardo for much of his career: water. Named after the 1st Earl of Leicester who purchased it in 1717, it was later renamed after the wealthy industrialist, art collector and philanthropist Armand Hammer.It will be shown at a special exhibition at the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin in June. The accompanying catalogue reproduces the Codex with informative captions, comparative material, scholarly essays and a contribution from Dorothy Cross, one of Ireland's most important contemporary artists.