Thoughts On Art and Life by Leonardo Da Vinci; Translated by Maurice Baring, English edition 1906. A fascinating collection of writings from the great polymath of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci. There are sections covering the great man’s thoughts on life, art and science. Maurice Baring trawled the available manuscripts to distill da Vinci’s writings on these subjects into a single, accessible tome, which will be of interest to students of da Vinci, the Renaissance and the history of both art and science