{"id":97019,"date":"2025-06-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/?p=97019"},"modified":"2025-11-28T13:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:36:57","slug":"faust-vrancic-the-croatian-leonardo-da-vinci-exhibition-on-view-by-25-jul-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/events\/faust-vrancic-the-croatian-leonardo-da-vinci-exhibition-on-view-by-25-jul-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFaust Vran\u010di\u0107 \u2013 the Croatian Leonardo da Vinci\u201d exhibition on view by 25 Jul 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Visit the exhibition which the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) prepared in cooperation with the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)<\/a> to mark the 410th<\/sup> anniversary of the publication of Machinae novae<\/a><\/em>, a breakthrough work by a remarkable Croatian scholar at the turn of the 17th<\/sup> century Faust Vran\u010di\u0107<\/a> (1551-1617).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authored by the Senior Research Associate at the Division for the History of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at the Academy\u2019s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science<\/a> Dr Marijana Bori\u0107 and remaining on view by 25 July 2025, the exhibition sheds light on the life and achievements of a distinguished Croatian humanist, diplomat and bishop Faust Vran\u010di\u0107 (Faustus Verantius).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Croatian Leonardo da Vinci\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Above all famous for his visionary ideas, Vran\u010di\u0107 was the epitome of the ability and versatility of \u201cthe Renaissance man\u201d. A true homo universalis<\/em>, he was an inventor, engineer, writer of technical treatises and lexicographer, as well as the author of works in the fields of philosophy, literature and historiography. Owing to his having been highly accomplished in such a wide range of areas, he has rightfully been dubbed \u201cthe Croatian Leonardo da Vinci\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Machinae novae<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a gem of European 17th<\/sup>-century technical literature<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Machinae novae<\/a><\/em> (Venice, 1615\/16), Vran\u010di\u0107\u2019s major work, enriched the tradition of technical literature of the Renaissance period not only by introducing entirely new ideas, but by presenting numerous improvements which perfected the performance and advanced the functionality of the already existing constructions and devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially impressive is that some of Vran\u010di\u0107\u2019s advanced ideas such as the metal bridge, chain suspension bridge, parachute, aerial lift and shock absorbers are still widely applied with only minimal modifications, despite more than four centuries of rapid technological development that followed after Vran\u010di\u0107 published his progressive designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\u201cHomo
Homo volans<\/em>, in Machina novae<\/a><\/em> (Venice, 1615\/16), NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection<\/a>. A print accompanying Vran\u010di\u0107\u2019s description of the parachute, the first such published technical description in the history of technical literature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition has been organized as part of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium<\/a><\/em>, the Library\u2019s 2025 programme aimed at the popularisation of Croatian cultural heritage which it preserves as part of Croatica<\/a>, Croatia\u2019s national library collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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