notebooks, sketchbooks, etc

Contains a selection of sketches, diagrams, and notebook writings by Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, and inventor Leonard da Vinci; and offers insight into his theories and observations as well as his role in period art, town planning, science, philosophy, and other venues.

In his ledger books, Edward Hopper recorded paintings made and sold, accountings made and payments received, materials used and subjects considered. Juxtaposing selected ledger pages with reproductions of the respective paintings, this original Schirmer/Mosel publication documents the making of and fate of Hopper's most revered works.

Reflections from an African-American woman on her experiences with racial prejudice from both the white and African-American cultures.

Explores the mysterious work of seventeenth-century French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes, and examines his mathematical theories and his understanding of the order and mystery of the cosmos.

Arranges chronologically excerpts from Emerson's fifty years of journals, giving the pithiest part of his personal writings.

A reproduction of Samuel Beckett's original theatrical notebook for his play "Waiting for Godot" that includes his directorial notes, extensive revisions, and notes on his methods and techniques.

"This generously illustrated documentary collection explores in full the scope of the Dracula phenomenon, from the folkloric origins of the vampire legend to its unending legacy as a vital influence on the literary and performing arts, not to mention the Romanian tourist industry."--back cover.