Da Vinci for dummies / by Jessica Teisch, with Tracy Barr.
Presents Leonardo Da Vinci's career, from his famous paintings to his scientific work in botany, geology, optics, and aerodynamics.
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Hoboken, N.J. ; Chichester :
Wiley Pub.,
c2005.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: The mind of the Renaissance
- Leonardo: the big picture
- Living in Renaissance Italy
- Uncovering the life and mind of a genius
- Influencing Leonardo
- Part II: Building on what others knew: Leonardo's scientific mind
- The art of the human body
- An inquiring mind: Leonardo and the natural world
- Part III: Reinventing the world: new machines for a new world
- Machines for home and work
- Leo the defense contractor: his water works and war machines
- Leonardo's flying machines
- Part IV: The divinity of the painter and architect
- The master of his (artistic) domain: transforming Renaissance art
- Mona Lisa's smile and other mysterious mugs: Leonardo's portraits
- Town and country: Leo's landscapes, maps, and city designs
- Part V: Leonardo, his religious artwork, and the Da Vinci code
- Getting religion: Leonardo's religious beliefs and paintings
- Leonardo's (faux) fresco: The last supper
- Breaking The Da Vinci Code
- Part VI: The part of tens
- Leonardo's ten (or so) manuscripts
- Leonardo's top ten masterpieces
- Ten plus places to find Leonardo's original works
- Ten fun facts about Leo.
