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Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of painting

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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 Easte

Title Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise of painting : the story of the world's greatest treatise on painting, its origins, history, content and influence / Richard Shaw Pooler.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press
Creation Date 2014
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Intro -- Introduction -- Chapter 1      Leonardo 1452 -- Chapter 2      Florence First Period 1466-1483 -- Chapter 3      Milan First Period 1483-1499 -- Chapter 4      The Wandering Years 1499-1503 -- Chapter 5      Florence Second Period 1503-1506 -- Chapter 6      Milan Second Period 1506-1513 -- Chapter 7      Rome 1513-1515 -- Chapter 8      France 1516-1519 -- Chapter 9      Leonardo's Will -- Chapter 10      Leonardo's Legacy -- Notes, Codices and Manuscripts -- Chapter 11      Francesco Melzi and the Treatise of Painting -- Chapter 12      An Earlier Treatise on Painting -- Chapter 13      Orazio Melzi and the Dispersal of the Manuscripts -- Chapter 14      The Manuscripts that have Survived -- Manuscripts that went to France -- Manuscripts in Spain -- Manuscripts that went to England -- Manuscripts in Italy -- A Manuscript in America -- Other Collections -- Stemma of the Dispersal of the Manuscripts -- Chapter 15      Other Treatises on Painting -- Chapter 16      Manuscript Copies of the Treatise of Painting -- Chapter 17      The Codex Huygens -- Chapter 18      The Printed Editions and their Development -- Stemma of the Printed Editions -- Chapter 19      The First Printed Edition - Du Frêsne 1651 -- Chapter 20      Complete Editions of the Codex Urbinas -- Chapter 21      Art Theory from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance -- Chapter 22      Leonardo's Development of Art Theory -- The Concept of Painting as a Science -- The Concept of Observation -- The Concept of Vision -- The Concept of Colour and Light -- The Concept of Forms -- Chapter 23      The Influence of Leonardo's Art Theory -- Chapter 24      Leonardo's Reputation and Influence -- 1500-1600 -- 1600-1700 -- 1700-1800 -- 1800-1900 -- 1900-2000 -- Chapter 25      Leonardo's Art Today -- Sculpture -- Architecture -- Paintings -- The Provenance of Leonardo's Paintings.
Postscript -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 Selected Manuscripts copied from the Codex Urbinas -- Appendix 2 Printed Editions of the Treatise of Painting -- Appendix 3 Extant Vincian Manuscripts -- Appendix 4 The Concordance -- Appendix 5 Dates of Manuscripts and Paintings -- Appendix 6 The Life of Leonardo da Vinci by Paolo Giovio -- Appendix 7 Leonardo da Vinci by the Anonimo Gaddiano -- Bibliography -- Index.
Series Vernon Press Series on the History of Art
Extent 1 online resource (362 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010720990405171
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