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Leonardo's universe : the Renaissance world of Leonardo da Vinci / Bulent Atalay and Keith Wamsley.
- Title
- Leonardo's universe : the Renaissance world of Leonardo da Vinci / Bulent Atalay and Keith Wamsley.
- Author
- Atalay, Bülent
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | N6923.L33 A885 2008 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Wamsley, Keith, 1951-
- Description
- 287 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 29 cm.
- Summary
- "When the seeds of modern thought were planted in 15th-century Italy, no one sowed more of them than Leonardo da Vinci. For the millions of readers today who ponder the mysteries behind his sketch-filled notebooks and enigmatic paintings, National Geographic presents Leonardo's Universe. This richly visual reference reveals the spellbinding Renaissance world like no other, painting a vivid picture of the historic backdrop of this astounding period that revolutionized art, science, philosophy, and politics."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-279) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Italian Renaissance and the Renaissance man -- Early life and Florence -- 1481-1490 : the Milan years -- 1491-99 : the Milan years -- 1500-1507 : on the road -- 1508-1519 : the final years.
- ISBN
- 9781426202858 (trade)
- 1426202857 (trade)
- 9781426202865 (deluxe)
- 1426202865 (deluxe)
- LCCN
- ^^2008010543
- OCLC
- 191922798
- SCSB-10115442
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library