Poor is the student who does not outdo his teacher
Leonardo da Vinci
Codex Forster III, fol. 66v. Translation: Marianne Schneider
The age of Leonardo da Vinci was marked by far-reaching cultural upheavals. These particularly concerned the economy of knowledge. On the one hand, humanistic scholars, scientists and artists elevated the knowledge of antiquity to the central point of reference of the contemporary knowledge economy. On the other hand, the technical development of printing opened up new possibilities for the geographical distribution and social accessibility of knowledge. Leonardo’s intellectual development into one of the outstanding artist-scientist-engineers of modern times is inconceivable without these upheavals. The humanists’ systematic search for ancient writings and their edition and translation offered the opportunity to tie in with the scientific and technical status of ancient times. Book printing technology made private book ownership affordable in the first place and made it possible for Leonardo to build up his own library over the years, of course. The ancient and contemporary knowledge reflected here could now be rearranged from the owner’s personal perspective.
- Leonardo’s Berlin Library – 1st department
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Leonardo da Vinci.
Design of a printing press
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Raffaello Sanzio.
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