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Leonardo Da Vinci: Anatomistby Martin Clayton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer in the study of the human body. Intent on exploring and explaining every aspect of anatomy and physiology, he performed over thirty dissections of human cadavers and many more of animals. He is also among the greatest draftsmen ever to have lived, and his studies of skeletons, musculature, and other visible structures remain to this day largely unsurpassed in their lucidity.
In addition to his anatomical drawings, Leonardo meticulously recorded his many findings on the pages of his notebooks with the hope of one day publishing a treatise on anatomy. Among the more than one thousand pages of these notebooks were a number of important discoveries that, had they been published, would have transformed Western understanding of biological sciences. But despite admiration by the likes of Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari, and Albrecht Dürer—who made a number of drawings from Leonardo’s anatomical studies—the work was never completed and the drawings remained largely unpublished and little known until around 1900. Since the seventeenth century, the Royal Library at Windsor Castle has housed the world’s most significant collection of Leonardo’s surviving anatomical studies. Generously illustrated throughout, this volume presents ninety of the finest of these astonishing documents—the largest publication of Leonardo’s anatomical drawings to date—accompanied by an informative discussion of their anatomical content and their significance in Leonardo’s pioneering work.
About the AuthorMartin Clayton is Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. He has published several books on Leonard da Vinci, including Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man. Ron Philo is adjunct associate professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Table of ContentsThe Anatomical Studies of Leonardo da Vinci Catalogue Notes to the reader Early anatomical and proportion studies Revival: The Battle of Anghiari The centenarian: Anatomical Manuscript B Neurology and the voice The bones and muscles: Anatomical Manuscript A The reproductive system Dogs, birds, oxen: The Villa Melzi studies The heart Further Reading Concordance Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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