Bibliograph

Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of painting, the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting, its origins, history, content and influence, Richard Shaw Pooler

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Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of painting, the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting, its origins, history, content and influence, Richard Shaw Pooler

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of painting

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Richard Shaw Pooler

Series statement

Vernon Press Series on the History of Art

Sub title

the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting, its origins, history, content and influence

Summary

This book traces the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting, Leonardo Da Vinci's "Treatise of Painting". It combines an extensive body of literature about the Treatise with original research to offer a unique perspective on: - Its origins, and history of how it survived the dispersal of manuscripts; - Its contents, their significance and how Leonardo developed his Renaissance Theory of Art; - The development of both the abridged and complete printed editions; - How the printed editions have influenced treatises and art history throughout Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and America from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries

Target audience

adult

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