Leonardo & The Age Of The Eye
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of art and science stands one of history's most extraordinary minds — Leonardo da Vinci — and Ritchie Calder's Leonardo & the Age of the Eye presents a sweeping, authoritative account of the Renaissance genius whose insatiable curiosity redefined what it meant to see the world. Set against the vibrant intellectual backdrop of 15th and 16th century Italy, the book chronicles Leonardo's relentless pursuit of knowledge across painting, anatomy, engineering, and natural philosophy, arguing that his true genius lay not merely in his hand, but in the unparalleled power of his observational eye. Calder, a distinguished science writer and journalist, brings a rare analytical clarity to his subject, situating Leonardo's achievements within the broader currents of Renaissance humanism and the dawn of empirical inquiry. The prose is lucid and compelling, weaving together biography, art history, and the history of science into a rich, unified narrative that illuminates how one man's vision literally changed the course of Western thought. For anyone captivated by the meeting point of creativity and intellect, this work raises a tantalising question: how much of the modern world did Leonardo da Vinci see before the rest of us ever dared to look?
Author: Ritchie Calder
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of art and science stands one of history's most extraordinary minds — Leonardo da Vinci — and Ritchie Calder's Leonardo & the Age of the Eye presents a sweeping, authoritative account of the Renaissance genius whose insatiable curiosity redefined what it meant to see the world. Set against the vibrant intellectual backdrop of 15th and 16th century Italy, the book chronicles Leonardo's relentless pursuit of knowledge across painting, anatomy, engineering, and natural philosophy, arguing that his true genius lay not merely in his hand, but in the unparalleled power of his observational eye. Calder, a distinguished science writer and journalist, brings a rare analytical clarity to his subject, situating Leonardo's achievements within the broader currents of Renaissance humanism and the dawn of empirical inquiry. The prose is lucid and compelling, weaving together biography, art history, and the history of science into a rich, unified narrative that illuminates how one man's vision literally changed the course of Western thought. For anyone captivated by the meeting point of creativity and intellect, this work raises a tantalising question: how much of the modern world did Leonardo da Vinci see before the rest of us ever dared to look?