Description
Leonardo disproved Aristotle’s 1,800-year-old theory of the water cycle and developed the one we use today. He discovered the nature of erosion and heretically disproved the biblical flood. He created beautiful maps and drawings of river currents and of his audacious plans to reroute the Arno River for war and peace.
Ladensohn’s research on Leonardo led him to native rivers in Italy to scholars at Oxford and the inside of Windsor Castle, where he studied the finest of Leonardo’s original water drawings. The illustrations, which remain little known even today, are reproduced here in color, many for the first time. Fly-Fishing with Leonardo da Vinci is meant to inform and entertain anyone interested in the artist or fly-fishing and their unlikely intersection.
Review
“A journey into the mind of Leonardo da Vinci, David Ladensohn’s book captures Leonardo’s love of nature and his obsession with understanding all there is to know about water, while making a compelling case that he would have been the world’s greatest fly-fishing guide. Just as Leonardo saw no boundaries between disciplines, Ladensohn masterfully intertwines the science and art of fly-fishing into a marvelous book that’s part biography, part manual, and part meditation on the abiding power of observation.”
— Ken Burns
“Fly-Fishing with Leonardo da Vinci is a delight! It left this reader with a new appreciation for both da Vinci’s genius and the nuances of fly-fishing. Ladensohn combines a naturalist’s eye with an angler’s treasure trove of aphorisms and maxims that are as much about life as they are about art or sport. The beautiful illustrations enhance the text.”
— Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water
About the Author
David Ladensohn is a mediator, retired executive, and entrepreneur. He was recently a Next Horizons Scholar at Oxford University. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, and outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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