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Combining the original coded notebooks and modern computer imaging, over thirty of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions are pieced together in never-before-seen mechanically accurate, computer generated artworks. Annotated colour diagrams show each working part of the contraptions, demonstrating in incredible detail how the machines would have operated.

An in-depth analysis of each invention reveals the stories that led to the finished designs, while fascinating recreations show how they would have been used - from manned flying machines and mechanical bridges to musical instruments and devastating circular tanks.

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Flying Machines
• War Machines
• Hydraulic Machines
• Work Machines
• Theatrical Machines
• Musical Instruments
• Other Types of Machines
• Bibliography

THE AUTHOR

Domenico Laurenza has devoted his working life to the research of Renaissance history and scientific iconography. Here, Laurenza has worked with Mario Taddei and Edoardo Zanon, both industrial designers specializing, in multi-media and computer graphic communications.

Code No. 011657, 240 pages, ISBN 0715324446, $39.95

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