More about the book
This title presents an engrossing survey of the genius of the Renaissance artist-engineers. Here is a celebration of spectacular working models of Leonardo and other Renaissance artist-engineers' brilliant concepts and actual achievements.Marvel at Leonardo's helicopter and hang glider, his single span 240-metre bridge, steam cannon and finned mortar shells, hydraulic pumps, musical instruments, and much more.Also marvel at the most significant achievements of Leonardo's contemporaries, such as Brunelleschi and his amazing dome, theatrical machinery, and much more. For anyone with an interest in the men who made the Renaissance, this new volume will be an absolute pleasure.
Book purchase
Renaissance engineers from Brunelleschi to Leonardo da Vinci, Paolo Galluzzi
- Language
- Released
- 1996
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- Renaissance engineers from Brunelleschi to Leonardo da Vinci
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paolo Galluzzi
- Publisher
- Giunti
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 8809209591
- ISBN13
- 9788809209596
- Series
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- This title presents an engrossing survey of the genius of the Renaissance artist-engineers. Here is a celebration of spectacular working models of Leonardo and other Renaissance artist-engineers' brilliant concepts and actual achievements.Marvel at Leonardo's helicopter and hang glider, his single span 240-metre bridge, steam cannon and finned mortar shells, hydraulic pumps, musical instruments, and much more.Also marvel at the most significant achievements of Leonardo's contemporaries, such as Brunelleschi and his amazing dome, theatrical machinery, and much more. For anyone with an interest in the men who made the Renaissance, this new volume will be an absolute pleasure.