Dr Matthew Landrus is a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College and the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford. His work addresses the history of innovation, with particular interest in early modern engagements across the disciplines of natural philosophy, technology and the practical arts.
He also teaches a course on the ‘science of art’ at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he is a Senior Lecturer. Specializing in the history and reception of Leonardo da Vinci, on which he has published widely, Landrus’s books include Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years on (Andre Deutsch, 2018), Instruments and Mechanisms: Leonardo and the Art of Engineering (DeAgostini, 2013), Leonardo da Vinci’s Giant Crossbow (Springer 2010), Weapons and Machines of War: De re militari by Leonardo (DeAgostini 2010), and The Treasures of Leonardo (Carlton 2006).
