Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist, Scientist, Inventor

In this magnificent book, whick includes 180 color and 40 black and white illustrations, Martin Kemp and Jane Roberts develop a cumulative picture of the visual and intellectual patterns behind Leonardo's creativity as an artist-inventor. After a biographical sketch that pinpoints significant moments in his artistic, technological and scientific careers, the authors discuss such themes as "The Ages of Man" , "Body of Earth and Body of Man", "Structure and Mechanism" and "The Forces of Destruction".