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In this classic, engrossing text, a distinguished historian explores the mind and manifold interests of the greatest personality of the Renaissance. More than just a biography, the book presents a detailed investigation of Leonardo da Vinci's genius. Its colorful, evocative prose offers numerous demonstrations of the master's achievements, not only in sculpture and painting, but also in music, engineering, and even experimental aviation. A renowned authority on the works and personality of Leonardo, author Edward McCurdy translated many of the artist's writings. "In the thousands of pages of...

En Ciudades fabulosas, Steve McDonald nos invita a recorrer, a vista de pajaro, algunos de los rincones mas bellos de la arquitectura urbana mundial. A traves de sus detalladas ilustraciones, este artista canadiense nos ofrece una bonita y sorprendente perspectiva de ciudades como Nueva York, Londres, Paris, Estambul, Tokio, Melbourne o Amsterdam, entre otras. Tambien incluye una seleccion de mandalas creados a partir de paisajes urbanos, que haran volar nuestra imaginacion e intensificaran las propiedades meditativas del arte de colorear. Desde las pintorescas favelas de Rio de Janeiro hasta ...

The manuscripts were begun in Milan while Leonardo da Vinci was in the service of Ludovico Sforza. He continued the work during the last 25 years of the artist's life. The works were subsequently published in the collection and based on Leon Battista Alberti and Cennino Cennini. After Leonardo's death, those notebooks passed into the hands of his pupil and heir Francesco Melzi, and he published them later. It was a task of overwhelming difficulty due to its scope and Leonardo's idiosyncratic writing.

Todo el mundo es talentoso, original y tiene algo que decir.... Así comienza el clásico de Brenda Ueland sobre la escritura y el proceso creativo, publicado por primera vez en 1938. Carl Sandburg lo llamó el mejor libro jamás escrito acerca de cómo escri