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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

By Richard Shaw , Pooler

Book information

Publisher
Vernon Art & Science, Inc.;Vernon Press
ISBN
9781622730483, 1622730488
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4562756 bytes)
Series
Vernon Press series on the history of art
Pages
391 p\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

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 Easte.

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