Leonardo da Vinci. Ediz. illustrata (Arte e archeologia) - Tapa dura

The multifaceted genius of Leonardo da Vinci continues to
amaze and fascinate the world centuries after his death. The
recent decision to unbind the pages of the famous Codex Atlanticus,
one of the greatest collections of da Vinci drawings
and studies, held at Milan’s Biblioteca Ambrosiana, has allowed
the public and scholars easier access to the ideas and
thoughts of the great Renaissance genius. This book, which
reproduces some of the finest pages of the Codex, examines
da Vinci’s interest in many different fields, from military fortifications
to anatomy, from war machines to musical instruments,
from flight to botany. Halfway between a theoretical exercise
and a specific practical purpose, Leonardo’s work
emerges with all its visual force from the pages of this book,
offering the reader further proof of the modern character of
his ideas and providing a tangible sign of the greatness of a
timeless genius. The high-quality resolution of the photographic
reproductions of the Codex pages have enabled us to
reproduce in this book details admired before only by scholars.
The final section of the book contains a collection of descriptive
summaries of the characteristics and contents of the
plates of the Codex reproduced in the volume, accompanied
by QR codes allowing access to multimedia content such as
3-D reconstructions of Leonardo’s machines, graphic reconstructions
and in depth examination of the techniques used in
his sketches.

MARCO NAVONI, Canon of the Milan Cathedral and of the Basilica
of Sant’Ambrogio, since 1991 has been a Doctor of the Biblioteca
Ambrosiana, where he is also Director of the Pinacoteca and Director
of the Accademia Ambrosiana’s Centro di Studi Santambrosiani.
FRANCO BRUZZI has been a member of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana’s
College of Doctors since 1992, and has been Prefect of
the same institution since 2007. He is a member of the Istituto
Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere.