Da Vinci's Ghost Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image (Hardcover)
| Author: Toby Lester |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 1439189234
ISBN-13: 9781439189238
Sku: 223092224
Publish Date: 8/13/2012
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(in Inches) 9.5H x 6.5L x 1T
Pages:
275
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"[A] richly rewarding history....[A] wide-ranging reconstruction of the intellectual milieu of Renaissance humanism."
- Jonathan Lopez
02/05/2012
"Lester has a talent for historical and anthropological investigation, digging into topics from the sociology of new religions to harmonies emitted from everyday technology."
- Don Oldenburg
02/20/2012
"This short, engaging book provides historical and intellectual contexts for one of the world's most famous drawings. . . ."
03/26/2012
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