| ISBN |
9781782405825 (paperback) |
| Title |
30-second Leonardo da Vinci : the 50 key aspects of his works, life & legacy, each explained in half a minute / editor, Marina Wallace ; foreword by Martin Kemp ; contributors, Francis Ames-Lewis, Juliana Barone, Paul Calter, Brian Clegg, Matthew Landrus, Domenico Laurenza, Marina Wallace ; illustrations Ivan Hissey. |
| Published |
Brighton, UK : Ivy Press, 2018. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
30-Second Leonardo da Vinci uses this unique approach to grapple with the truly diverse thoughts of the ultimate Renaissance Man. Artist, anatomist, sculptor, inventor, architect, cartographer, mathematician, musician, botanist, geologist the word polymath does not quite do Leonardo justice. The painter of the Mona Lisa and conceptualiser of the helicopter seems like a Renaissance superhero. Here, the worlds leading Leonardo scholars present an instant and expert guide to the breadth and brilliance of his greatest innovations. |
| Subjects |
Leonardo, -- da Vinci, 1452-1519 |
| Inventions -- Italy -- History -- 15th century |
| Inventions -- Italy -- History -- 16th century |
| Other Names |
Wallace, Marina editor, contributor. |
| Kemp, Martin author of introduction, etc. |
| Ames-Lewis, Francis, 1943- contributor. |
| Barone, Juliana contributor. |
| Calter, Paul contributor. |
| Clegg, Brian contributor. |
| Landrus, Matthew Hayden, 1965- contributor. |
| Laurenza, Domenico contributor. |
| Hissey, Ivan illustrator. |
| Series |
30-second |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Ames-Lewis, Francis, 1943- .
- Barone, Juliana .
- Calter, Paul .
- Clegg, Brian .
- Hissey, Ivan .
- Kemp, Martin .
- Landrus, Matthew Hayden, 1965- .
- Laurenza, Domenico .
- Wallace, Marina .
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