Product Description

Presented in a storage box is the story of Leonardo da Vinci including 30 rare removable facsimile documents.

Leonardo da Vinci is considered the master of the Renaissance and haild as a genius ahead of his time Most famous for such works as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci was more than a painter of extraordinary skill. In fact he often through of himself principally as a civil and military engineer.

The Treasures of Leonardo da Vinci tells the story of this artist/engineerÆs life and times and looks at the major themes that dominate LeonardoÆs work. Beautifully illustrated the book also contains 30 items of rare memorabilia including:

-the record of LeonardoÆs birth made by his grandfather in 1452
-LeonardoÆs copy of his letter to Ludovico Sforza the Duke of Milan from 1483
-The passport given to Leonardo by Cesare Borgia
-LeonardoÆs map of Imola
-An extract from LeonardoÆs notes on machines that polish mirrors
-Pages from Antonio de BeatisÆs diary mentioning the Mona Lisa

The Treasures of Leonardo da Vinci is a unique guide to this most gifted of men.

Written by Matthew Landrus

Matthew Landrus is a specialist on the early modern history of art and science in Italy. As an associate lecturer for the Open University he teaches a course on Leonardo da Vinci. He has taught Renaissance and medieval art history at Oxford University and Rhode Island School of Design and has published a number of articles on Leonardo.

In hardcover the book measures 31 x 29 x 4cm.