Leonardo and the artes mechanicae /
Romano Nanni ; with essays by Marco Biffi, Fabio Giusberti, Alexander Neuwahl, Davide Russo ; translations: Jeremy Carden.
- First [English language] edition.
- 319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
"This book has been produced by the Museo Leonardiano di Vinci with the support of Comune di Vinci, Regione toscana"--Page 5. Originally published in Italian with title: Leonardo e le arti meccaniche. �2013.
Includes bibliographical references.
Leonardo and the artes mechanicae -- Transmission of knowledge and technical invention in the artes mechanicae: some critical problems -- Building-site machines and textile machines : construction technology from the cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore -- Building-site machines and textile machines : Leonardo's studies of textile technology : contexts, functions, mechanics.
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 --Knowledge--Mechanical engineering. Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 --Knowledge--Mechanics. Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Mechanical engineering--Early works to 1800. Mechanics--Early works to 1800. Mechanical engineering. Mechanics.