 Lionardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century, which is beyond all doubt,* but as to his originality in so many discoveries, which probably no one man, especially in such circumstances, has ever made — it must be by an hypothesis...  The National Quarterly Review - Page 325edited by - 1867Full view - About this book
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 pages
...investigation of nature. If any other doubt could be harboured, not as to the right of Leonardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century,...especially in such circumstances, has ever made, it must be an hypothesis, not very untenable, that some parts of physical science had already attained a height... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1863 - 898 pages
...could bo harbored, not as to the right of Leonardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the 15th century, which is beyond all doubt, but as to his...attained a height which mere books do not record." In the royal library at Windsor there are 3 volumes of his drawings, studies from nature, models of... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1863 - 874 pages
...could be harbored, not as to the right of Leonardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the 15th century, which is beyond all doubt, but as to his...attained a height which mere books do not record." In the royal library at Windsor there are 3 volumes of his drawings, studies from nature, models of... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1864 - 426 pages
...extraordinary genius : " If any doubt could be harbored, not only as to the right of Leonardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century,...attained a height which mere books do not record." "Unpublished MSS. by Leonardo contain discoveries and anticipations of discoveries," says Mr. Hallam,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1866 - 884 pages
...the investigation of nature. If any doubt could be harbored, not as to the right of Leonardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century,...as to his originality in so many discoveries, which t Cornlul, ii 160 ; Tiraboochl, vn. 360. CHAP. III. LEONARDO DA VINCI. 229 probably no one man, especially... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1868 - 534 pages
...could be harboured, not as to the right of Lionardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the 15th century, which is beyond all doubt, but as to his...no one man, especially in such circumstances, has e-er made, it must be on an hypothesis, not very untenable, that some parts of physical science had... | |
 | National Gallery (Great Britain) - 1870 - 342 pages
...the scale of life ; inscribed on pedestal, SANCTUS PETRUS SANCTUS GERONIMUS. The latter Saint wears century, which is beyond all doubt, but as to his...attained a height which mere books do not record." — Introduction to the Literature of Europe. The extracts alluded to were published by Venturi at... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1874 - 466 pages
...investigation of nature. If any doubt could be harboured, not as to the right of Lionardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century,...discoveries, which probably no one man, especially in such cir* The Italian writers thus sum up the qualifications of Lionardo with an array of discriminative... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 426 pages
...extraordinary genius: "If any doubt could be harbored, not only as to the right of Leonardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century,...physical science had already attained a height which mere hooks do not record." "Unpublished MSS. by Leonardo contain discoveries and anticipations of discoveries,"... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1880 - 366 pages
...the investigation of nature. If any doubt could be harbored, not as to the right of Lionardo da Vinci to stand as the first name of the fifteenth century,...especially in such circumstances, has ever made, it must be by an hypothesis not very untenable, that some parts of physical science had already attained a height... | |
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