I think it's interesting how the invention of printing was so important to the spread of information, especially when it was common for people to be illiterate (p204). I feel like this was sort of the beginning of modern day media. We all rely on thousands of images that we see everyday to better articulate thoughts, feelings and stories, and printmaking really opened a door for the sharing of information.

I find it interesting how precisely he describes not only the mechanics of painting, but how to set up an entire scene. He articulates so clearly how to convey emotions and actions in order to articulate his view of how things should be done. I loved how he described how to paint the clouds depending on the weather and the time of day. How sometimes they are lighter than the sky and sometimes darker, and how different they look depending on whether its raining or about to rain.(page 180) He describes the way the light of the sun shines through some areas depending on opacity and how the beams might be seen, and how people and animals would look in relation to the natural landscapes and light.

At the top of page 173 Leonardo states that you must follow his outlines "otherwise do not put yourself to the trouble for all your work will be wrong". I think it is interesting how he seems to think so highly of his ideas and inventions that he believes other methods are completely incorrect and not even worth attempting. Throughout his writings I have noticed that he consistently states his opinions as facts, it makes me wonder if people became frustrated in conversations with him or if he only wrote this way and kept these bold statements to himself. I am aware that there are many writings that mention how much everyone adored him, I am just interested in how people initially received his ideas.

At the top of page 173 Leonardo states that you must follow his outlines "otherwise do not put yourself to the trouble for all your work will be wrong". I think it is interesting how he seems to think so highly of his ideas and inventions that he believes other methods are completely incorrect and not even worth attempting. Throughout his writings I have noticed that he consistently states his opinions as facts, it makes me wonder if people became frustrated in conversations with him or if he only wrote this way and kept these bold statements to himself. I am aware that there are many writings that mention how much everyone adored him, I am just interested in how people initially received his ideas.

On page 122 the author states that there was the 'belief that the universe itself functioned according to a mathematically determinable harmony.' This reminds me of the Zodiac Man, and how different moon phases and zodiac sign related to different parts of the body. The author mentioned how this could determine how a patient was treated at the time, even though now we know that this held no scientific validity.

On page 125 I am interested in how the author states that the means of visually describing the natural world that Renaissance artists invented were not essential to the evolution of modern science. I would argue that they were necessary, because without them the perceptual attitudes that the author believes were essential would not have evolved.