Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781622730179)

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.

Author: Richard Shaw Pooler
ISBN-10: 1622730178
ISBN-13: 9781622730179
Publisher: Vernon Art and Science
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2014
Pages: 398
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d