Leonardo Da Vinci's Treatise of Painting - Hardback

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
• | Publisher: Vernon Art and Science
• | Publication Date: Sep 30, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 398 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1622730178
• | ISBN-13: 9781622730179