Summary
"Most of what we know about Leonardo da
Vinci, we know because of his notebooks. Some 6,000 sheets of notes
and drawings survive, which represent perhaps one-fifth of what lie
actually produced. In them he recorded everything that interested
him in the world around him, and his study of how things work. With
an artist's eye and a scientist's curiosity he studied the movement
of water and the formation of rocks, the nature of flight and
optics, anatomy, architecture, sculpture, and painting. He jotted
down fables and letters and developed his belief in the sublime
unity of nature and man. Through his notebooks we can get an
insight into Leonardo's thoughts, and his approach to work and
life."--BOOK JACKET.
