Journal Of Inventions: Leonardo Da Vinci

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This book is in very good condition and shows very little signs of wear. There is a very small slice to the hinge but it does not effect the book at all. The pop-ups have been checked and are all working. The binding is sound and the pages are bright and clean. Pop up illustrations by David Lawrence. I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly," wrote Leonardo da Vinci in his journal alongside a sketch for an impossibly ingenious invention he called his Flying Machine. Though never built, it takes flight here in Journal of Inventions: Leonardo da Vinci. This fascinating book is an exquisite collection of elaborate 3-D pop-ups and detailed illustrations based on the personal notebooks and sketches of the Renaissance's most influential mind. Discover da Vinci's Mechanical Man, coil-spring clock mechanisms, hydraulic contraptions, and designs for armored vehicles the precursor to modern tanks. Each invention is brought to life as a movable 3-D pop-

39.99 GBP