Leonardo's machines : Da Vinci's inventions revealed
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Leonardo's machines : Da Vinci's inventions revealed
David & Charles, c2006
- pbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Originally published: Florence-Milan : Giunti Editore S.p.A, 2005
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the Italian
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Combining the original coded notebooks and modern computer imaging, over 30 of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions are pieced together in this work, in never-before-seen, mechanically accurate, computer generated artworks.
Annotated diagrams show each working part of the contraptions, demonstrating in incredible detail how the machines would have operated. It also includes fascinating recreations of the finished inventions that show how they would have been used in contemporary life - from manned flying machines and mechanical bridges to musical instruments and devastating circular tanks.
In-depth analysis of da Vinci's inventions reveal the stories that led to the finished designs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Flying Machines
- 2 War Machines
- 3 Hydraulic Machines
- 4 Work Machines
- 5 Theatrical Machines
- 6 Musical Instruments
- 7 Miscellaneous Machines
- Bibliography.
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