LEADER 03766nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910438013603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4471-4531-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4471-4531-8 035 $a(CKB)3280000000020507 035 $a(EBL)1698284 035 $a(OCoLC)847008421 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000904293 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11479093 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000904293 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10919674 035 $a(PQKB)11704632 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4471-4531-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1698284 035 $a(PPN)170486885 035 $a(EXLCZ)993280000000020507 100 $a20111102d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe heart of Leonardo /$fFrancis C. Wells 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aLondon $cSpringer-Verlag$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4471-4530-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword by HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales -- Foreword by Martin Kemp -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Making of a Master: Leonardo, His Life and Times -- Leonardo, Anatomist or Natural Philosopher? -- Leonardo?s Use of Drawing -- Leonardo Da Vinci Drawings -- Leonardo?s Heart -- Leonardo: A Personal Legacy -- Leonardo Scholarship and the Cataloguing of the Anatomical Manuscripts -- Bibliography. 330 $aThe dynamic nature of heart action and the ever changing demands on its output and power make it an organ that can only be understood by integrating form with function at every level. Our contemporary understanding of the human heart and its workings is at the cutting edge of modern medical and biological research but, even in the current era of advanced molecular biology, mathematics and engineering, we still struggle to fully decipher the complexities of the normal and diseased heart. Leonardo?s heart studies represent the pinnacle of his anatomical endeavours. In his work on the heart, his use of ingenious diagrams as well as detailed representational drawings is cleverly combined with carefully crafted verbal descriptions of complicated physiological concepts. Some of his thinking, developed through drawing, was so advanced that only now with the advent of accessible technology and advances in modern knowledge of the heart, it is possible to re-interpret Leonardo?s conclusions and to point out how accurate his logical reasoning and pure observation really was. Several of his ideas continue to sit well alongside our modern understanding of cardiac physiology and heart function. This book will feature all of Leonardo's drawings on the heart and its physiology, accompanied by translations of his accompanying notes. The veracity of Leonardo's work is proven against contemporary dissections of cardiac structure and wherever possible, his illustrations are compared with contemporary images generated by magnetic resonance scanners and high definition ultrasound. It represents the only modern interpretation of Leonardo?s works by a practicing clinician and anatomist in a way that is meaningful to cardiology and medical specialists as well as art historians, and the general public. 606 $aHeart$xPhysiology 615 0$aHeart$xPhysiology. 676 $a610 676 $a611 676 $a612.17 676 $a616.12 700 $aWells$b Francis C$0786383 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438013603321 996 $aThe heart of Leonardo$94192184 997 $aUNINA