This beautiful collection of writing and illustrations from Leonardo da Vinci's personal notebooks offers an intimate look at Leonardo: the man, the artist, and the thinker. His stimulating and thought-provoking words illuminate both his brilliant mind and his artistic talent, covering a lifetime's array of topics, including: Painter and painting, The seeing eye, Botany for painters, Perspective, Reason and observation, Intimate knowledge, The four elements, The sun, Inventions, Flight, Harmony, Love, Symbolism, Reflections on life. A vibrant selection of da Vinci's brilliant paintings, sketches, drawings, and diagrams illuminate the master's words. Taken all together, these show the full breadth of the great man's genius. Book jacket.