Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of Painting

By Richard Shaw Pooler

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1622730348
• ISBN13: 9781622730346
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Vernon Art and Science
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"