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Martin Kemp is Professor of the History of Art at the University of Oxford. He is perhaps best known as an expert in Renaissance art, and especially the work of Leonardo. Kemp himself studied both history of art and the natural sciences at Cambridge, and is as sure-footed in his treatment of the scientific context of imagery as he is in scholarly history of art. Among his books is the recent and highly successful Leonardo published by OUP.

• JOURNEY INTO SPACE ; LESSER AND GREATER WORLDS ; DISCERNING DESIGNS ; OUT OF OUR HANDS ; LOOKING BACKWARDS AND FOREWORDS: A SPECULATIVE CONCLUSION. ; FURTHER READING

There is much to treasure here. Those...looking for a handsome and beguiling study of different ways, scientific or artistic, in which we can mirror nature, will find much to enjoy.