Publications Catalogue 2017-2018

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NEW & RECENTLY PUBLISHED: LEONARDO

LEONARDO DA VINCI

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest anatomists ever to have

Anatomist

every aspect of their anatomy and physiology and he recorded his

MARTIN CLAYTON AND RON PHILO

lived. He dissected more than 30 human corpses in order to explore findings in drawings of unparalleled beauty and lucidity. This book presents 87 of the finest of these documents – the largest showing of Leonardo’s anatomical studies there has ever been – with a full discussion of their anatomical content and their significance in Leonardo’s pioneering work. It is an essential work of reference for the Leonardo enthusiast as well as a unique exploration of the anatomy of the human body itself.

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Paperback 254 × 200 mm 256 pages Over 120 colour illustrations ISBN 978 1 909741 03 4 £22.95 FRENCH, POLISH, RUSSIAN AND SPANISH RIGHTS SOLD

LEONARDO DA VINCI

The anatomical drawings and notes on the workings of the bones and

The Mechanics of Man

dissection in the winter of 1510–11 fill the pages of a manuscript now

MARTIN CLAYTON AND RON PHILO

muscles made by Leonardo da Vinci during his campaign of human held in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. The Mechanics of Man reproduces this manuscript in full and, for the first time in print, translates all of Leonardo’s notes ‘on the page’, so that the reader may readily follow his thoughts as they unfold.

Paperback 310 × 215 mm 160 pages 93 colour illustrations ISBN 978 1 905686 83 4 £19.95 JAPANESE AND POLISH RIGHTS SOLD


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