{"product_id":"2026200012518-secondhand-the-mind-of-leonardo-da-vinci","title":"The Mind Of Leonardo Da Vinci","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in human history have matched the staggering breadth of Leonardo da Vinci's intellect, and Edward McCurdy's The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci stands as one of the most penetrating portraits of this Renaissance polymath ever written. McCurdy chronicles the inner world of a man who was simultaneously painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist — presenting Leonardo not merely as an artistic genius but as a restless, insatiably curious mind that perpetually sought to decode the laws of nature itself.\n\nDrawing on Leonardo's own notebooks and writings, McCurdy argues that the true measure of this towering figure lies not in his celebrated canvases but in the labyrinthine workings of his thought. The prose is scholarly yet vivid, illuminating the paradoxes of a man torn between boundless ambition and the perfectionism that left so many works unfinished. Part of the prestigious Life and Letters series, this volume remains an authoritative and deeply compelling study — one that leaves the reader wondering whether the world has ever again produced a mind quite so magnificently, and perhaps tragically, ahead of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130944561371,"sku":"2026200012518-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/29c49f63-2499-4e21-a0c4-e5bf04e56b90.png?v=1786593055","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012518-secondhand-the-mind-of-leonardo-da-vinci","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}