Description
- Author: Michael J. Gelb
- Full title: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
- Publisher: Delacorte Press, New York
- Year: 1998
- Printing: Fifth printing
- Format: Illustrated hardcover with dust jacket
- ISBN: 9780385323819
- Condition: Appears unread. Dust jacket protected in Brodart.
Description
Leonardo da Vinci moved between painting, anatomy, engineering, and the study of nature with extraordinary curiosity. Michael J. Gelb uses that breadth of interest as the starting point for a practical guide to developing a more observant and imaginative mind.
Drawing on Leonardo’s notebooks, inventions, and artwork, Gelb presents seven principles covering curiosity, learning through experience, sensory awareness, comfort with uncertainty, the relationship between art and science, physical coordination, and the connections among seemingly separate things.
Exercises, illustrations, questions, and notebook practices invite readers to put these ideas to work. The emphasis is on cultivating habits of attention and experimentation that can enrich creative work and everyday life.
This 1998 hardcover combines an illustrated presentation with practical activities, making it a thoughtful gift for someone interested in art, creativity, or lifelong learning.