提到列奧納多‧達‧芬奇(Leonardo da Vinci)，我們腦中會自然而然地浮現出一個全能通才的形象，對他在藝術和科學上的造詣津津樂道。然而，對於隱藏在這些造詣背後的思想，我們卻知之甚少。 本書收錄了反映達‧芬奇對生命、人性、處事、自然等方面思考的筆記。雖是隻言片語，卻也能從中窺見他個性中鮮為人知的一面。在這本書中，編者收集了達‧芬奇手稿中具有文學價值的內容，並按主題分成了二十章。內容涵蓋哲思、預言、趣聞、信件等等內容，大部分是第一次譯為中文。從中足以體現這位博學多聞的大師豐富的想像力，優美的文筆以及對生活深入細緻的觀察和思考。
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