[DOC] Alaska's Whaling Coast (Images of America) by Dale Vinnedge in Arts-Photography

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Scientist; painter; mechanical engineer; sculptor; thinker; city planner; storyteller; musician; architect mdash; Leonardo da Vinci; builder of the first flying machine; was one of the great universal geniuses of Western civilization. His voluminous notebooks; the great storehouse of his theories and discoveries; are presented here in 1566 extracts that reveal the full range of Leonardos versatile interest: all the important writings on painting; sculpture; architecture; anatomy; astronomy; geography; topography; and other fields are included; in both Italian and English; with 186 plates of manuscript pages and many other drawings reproduced in facsimile size.The first volume; which contains all of Leonardos writings on aspects of painting; includes discussions of such basic scientific areas as the structure of the eye and vision; perspective; the science of light and shade; the perspective of disappearance; theory of color; perspective of color; proportions and movements of the human figure; botany for painters; and the elements of landscape painting. A section on the practice of painting includes moral precepts for painters and writings on composition; materials; and the philosophy of art. The second volume contains writings on sculpture; architecture (plans for towns; streets; and canals; churches; palaces; castles; and villas; theoretical writings on arches; domes; fissures; etc.); zoology; physiology (including his amazingly accurate theories of blood circulation); medicine; astronomy; geography (including has famous writings and drawings on the movement of water); topography (observations in Italy; France; and other areas); naval warfare; swimming; theory of flying machines; mining; music; and other topics.A selection of philosophical maxims; morals; polemics; fables; jests; studies in the lives and habits of animals; tales; and prophecies display Leonardos abilities as a writer and scholar. The second volume also contains some letters; personal records; inventories; and accounts; and concludes with Leonardos will. The drawings include sketches and studies for some of Leonardos greatest works of art mdash; The Last Supper; the lost Battle of Anghiari; The Virgin of the Rocks; and the destroyed Sforza monument.