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 Multifarious Man November 30, 2007
Jeremy Mates (Seattle)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
Fritjof Capra provides fascinating insight into Leonardo da Vinci, his life, and his many accomplishments. No special knowledge is assumed: all terms, such as sfumato and chiaroscuro, are well defined. The Greek and Latin schools of thought are introduced, and how Leonardo variously accepted, rejected, or improved upon this body of knowledge. br / br /Particular attention is paid to Leonardo's methods, a man so interested in the process and underlying principals as to be a renowned sculptor in his time without a sculpture, one who left a trail of magnificent (yet variously incomplete) artwork. Leonardo asked not just "how", but also "why", and tested these questions with detailed experiments in many fields: optics, anatomy, and fluid dynamics, to name a few. br / br /The text does repeat itself, though like a arabesque rope, repeats back on the core strengths of Leonardo, and shows in turn how these strengths allowed Leonardo to advance the fields of art, science, and engineering. Highly recommended.
absolutely brilliant. capra reveals the subtleties of leonardos genius. November 2, 2007
Filomena Daleandro (toronto)
13 out of 20 found this review helpful
leonardo davinci is was and ever shall be the greatest genius of all time. i agree with capra that had leonardo published his notes science and humanity would be at least 100, to 150 years ahead of its time.i also agree with capra that many of his notes and drawings will be rediscovered in some library covered with dust shedding even more light on this extraordinary individual. i just hope these discoveries of his lost notebooks are made soon, because i cant even imagine what to expect.many gaps remain to be filled and many more surprises lie ahead. the book is open on leonardo, and as capra says leonardo is more relevent today than ever. He truly was an abberration. Ijust cant wait.
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