Leonardo Da Vinci
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Leonardo Da Vinci  -     By: Sherwin B. Nuland

Leonardo Da Vinci

Penguin Random House / 2004 / Paperback

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The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. In Leonardo da Vinci, award-winning biographer Sherwin Nuland completes his twenty-year quest to understand an unlettered man who was a painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. What was it that propelled Leonardo's insatiable curiosity? Nuland finds clues in his subject's art, relationships, and scientific studies---as well as in a vast quantity of notes that became widely known in the twentieth century. Scholarly and passionate, Nuland's Leonardo da Vinci takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.

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Title: Leonardo Da Vinci
By: Sherwin B. Nuland
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 176
Vendor: Penguin Random House
Publication Date: 2004
Dimensions: 7.13 X 5.13 X 0.50 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 014303510X
ISBN-13: 9780143035107
Stock No: WW03510X

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The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. In Leonardo da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland completes his twenty-year quest to understand an unlettered man who was a painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. What was it that propelled Leonardo’s insatiable curiosity? Nuland finds clues in his subject’s art, relationships, and scientific studies—as well as in a vast quantity of notes that became widely known in the twentieth century. Scholarly and passionate, Nuland’s Leonardo da Vinci takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.

Author Bio

Sherwin Nuland, M.D., is the author of bestselling nonfiction titles including How We Die, for which he won the National Book Award. He is clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, where he also teaches medical history and bioethics.

Editorial Reviews

"[Nuland’s] own professional expertise enables him to write with particular insight and authority." —The New York Review of Books

"In this brief life, Nuland summarizes Leonardo’s achievements skillfully." —Scientific American

"Nuland’s enthusiasm and knowledge make his story interesting and easy to read."  —The Seattle Times

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