Martin Kemp

Image, branding, and logos are obsessions of our age. Iconic images dominate the media.

Christ to Coke is the first book to look at all the main types of visual icons. It does so via eleven supreme and mega-famous examples, both historical and contemporary, to see how they arose and how they continue to function.

A fascinating exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work from the world's leading authority on Leonardo. Includes two newly discovered works of art.

In 2009, a major artwork by da Vinci was uncovered. Martin Kemp takes us on a journey of discovery recounting the steps he and Pascal Cotte took in authenticating the painting including the use of forensic methods usually reserved for criminal investigation.

This one-volume selection from Leonardo's notebooks encompasses every aspect of his interests in painting, architecture, engineering, optics, anatomy and much more. It includes fables and epigrams and an outline of his life told through his writings.

A significant contribution to the history of ideas

A deep, richly illustrated, and erudite analysis of the interconnections between science and the visual arts.

This masterly account of Leonardo da Vinci and his vision of the world is widely recognized as the classic treatment of Leonardo's art, science, and thought.