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leonardian: E se tu arai l’amore a tal cosa, tu sarai forse impedito dallo stomaco, e se questo non t’impedisce, tu sarai forse impedito dalla paura coll’abitare nelli tempi notturni in compagnia di tali morti squartati e scorticati e spaventevoli a vederli… And if you should have love for this thing, perhaps you will be prevented by the (rising of the) stomach, and if that does not stop you, perhaps you will be prevented by the fear of living in the night hours in the company of those corpses, quartered and flayed and frightening to see… [ NOTE: This is probably one of the most famous quotes from Leonardo’s anatomy folios, taken from the conclusion he wrote upon finishing them. ]

leonardian:

E se tu arai l’amore a tal cosa, tu sarai forse impedito dallo stomaco, e se questo non t’impedisce, tu sarai forse impedito dalla paura coll’abitare nelli tempi notturni in compagnia di tali morti squartati e scorticati e spaventevoli a vederli…

And if you should have love for this thing, perhaps you will be prevented by the (rising of the) stomach, and if that does not stop you, perhaps you will be prevented by the fear of living in the night hours in the company of those corpses, quartered and flayed and frightening to see…

[ NOTE: This is probably one of the most famous quotes from Leonardo’s anatomy folios, taken from the conclusion he wrote upon finishing them. ]

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    Leonardo’s folios just confused the life out of me when I saw them. The V&A love the whole ‘interactive’ thing and there...
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