Write My Easy-Mechanical Knowledge’
Long on ‘Mechanical Knowledge’
Then discuss: In her essay, Long examines many topics mentioned in lecture and in Misa’s chapter (patronage, Alberti, Da Vinci and DiGiorgio etc). She focus on several aspects of this history: 1) the importance of the printing press over the scribal system, 2) the power relationship between artisans and the various elite princes, and others.
Please discuss: A) Choose one of the authors she covers and discuss how her discussion of this person’s book(s) relates to these topics; and B) Based on the film Leonardo DaVinci discuss how he fits into Long’s discussion of Prince Practitioners?
