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The Heart of Leonardo: Foreword by HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2013
ISBN
1447145305, 978-1-4471-4530-1, 978-1-4471-4531-8, 1447145313
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4471-4531-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
39 MB (40590388 bytes)
Pages
256\277
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00

Description

This book contains all of Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings on the heart and its physiology, accompanied by re-translations of all of the associated notes. All Leonardo's drawings have been interpreted in the light of modern knowledge by a practicing cardiac clinician and anatomist. The veracity of his work is proven against contemporary dissections of cardiac structure and comparison of his illustrations with contemporary images generated by Magnetic Resonance scanners and high definition ultrasound will astound the reader. Perhaps the most interesting element is the re-dissection of the Ox heart set against Leonardo’s own drawings. His place in the greater scheme of anatomical development will be put into context with his ideas of man’s place in the microcosm/macrocosm continuum.

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