Title Da Vinci's ghost : genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image / Toby Lester.

Imprint

New York : Free Press, 2012.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction	741.092 LESTER	Check Shelf
Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department	759.5 LES	Storage
Burlington Public Library - Adult Department	741.092 LESTER	Check Shelf
Canton Public Library - Adult Department	BIO LEONARDO	Check Shelf
Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	741.092 LES	Check Shelf
Granby, Main Library - Adult	759.5 LEONARDO LES	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction	B LEONARDO DA VINCI	Check Shelf
Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction	741.092 LESTER	Check Shelf
New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction	759.592 LES	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	B LEONARDO	Check Shelf

Edition	1st Free press hardcover ed.
Description	xv, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index.
Contents	Prologue. 1490 -- Body of empire -- Microcosm -- Master Leonardo -- Milan -- The artist-engineer -- Master builders -- Body and soul -- Portrait of the artist -- Epilogue. Afterlife.
Summary	Journalist and storyteller Toby Lester brings Vitruvian Man to life, resurrecting the ghost of an unknown Leonardo. Populated by a colorful cast of characters, including Brunelleschi of the famous Dome, "Da Vinci's Ghost" opens up a surprising window onto the artist and philosopher himself and the tumultuous intellectual and cultural transformations he bridged.
Subject	Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Vitruvian man.
	Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. (OCoLC)fst00033122
	Vitruvian man (Leonardo, da Vinci) (OCoLC)fst01918063
	Human Body -- history.
	Anatomy -- history. (DNLM)D000715Q000266
	Medicine in the Arts -- history. (DNLM)D008512Q000266
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Added Author	Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Added Title	Genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image
ISBN	9781439189238 (hardcover)
	1439189234 (hardcover)
	9781439189245 (paperback)
	1439189242 (paperback)
	9781439189252 (ebook)
	1439189250 (ebook)

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