Discover the fascinating history of notebooks with Roland Allen's book. From the bustling markets of medieval Florence to the quiet studies of the greatest thinkers, Allen follows a journey filled with impressive ideas, revealing how notebooks became the most reliable and versatile tool for creative thinking. Meet artists like Leonardo and Frida Kahlo, scientists like Isaac Newton and Marie Curie, and writers from Chaucer to Henry James. From Darwin developing the theory of evolution in small pockets, to Agatha Christie sketching hundreds of crimes in draft notebooks, the adventure of notebooks enriches our understanding of the world around us.
A host of enchanting personalities – cooks, kings, sailors, fishermen, musicians, engineers, politicians, adventurers, and mathematicians – used their notebooks as spaces of thought to shape the modern world. Pages: 416, Year of Publication: 0905, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm.
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- Middle Ages
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