The Everything Da Vinci Book,9781598691016

The Everything Da Vinci Book

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ISBN13: 9781598691016
ISBN10: 1598691015
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-04-30
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary

Whatever you've heard about Leonardo Da Vinci, the truth is even more fascinating! From his provocative relationship with the church and secret societies such as the Freemasons to the secrets behind his art and inventions, Da Vinci was a man ahead of his time who willingly paid the price to live life his way. This multitalented man, arguably the greatest genius of all time, was not only a magnificent artist, scientist, and inventor, but also a politically-minded radical who defied convention at every turn in his rich, amazing life. With The Everything Da Vinci Book, you'll immerse yourself in the extraordinary mind, heart, and soul of this quintessential Renaissance man, and be inspired to live your own life to the fullest!

Table of Contents

Top Ten Things You Didn't Know about Leonardo Da Vinci... x
Introduction xi
Early Days of a Genius
1(12)
In the Beginning
2(1)
Where it All Began: Vinci, Italy
2(2)
The Mamas and the Papas, and Everyone in Between
4(2)
The Life You're Born Into
6(2)
It's All Relative
8(1)
Siblings of a Genius
9(3)
``Current'' Events of Fifteenth-Century Italy
12(1)
Leonardo the Young Artist
13(18)
Youthful Adventures
14(2)
Leonardo's Early Training
16(2)
What Did They Do Before Bookstores?
18(1)
Apprenticeship, or Learning From Your Elders
19(2)
The Tools of the Trade
21(2)
Getting Off to a Good Start
23(2)
In the Company of Painters
25(3)
Striking Out on His Own
28(3)
The Renaissance
31(16)
Way Back When
32(2)
Renaissance Humanism
34(1)
The High Renaissance: Leonardo's Backdrop
35(2)
The Rebirth of Italy
37(1)
Renaissance Religion
38(2)
Renaissance Economics
40(3)
The Importance of Being Sponsored
43(4)
Leonardo's Many Patrons
47(12)
Lorenzo the Magnificent
48(1)
The Duke of Milan
49(2)
Look Out, It's Cesare Borgia!
51(2)
The King of France, in Italy
53(2)
Don't Mess with the Pope
55(2)
Francois I, King of France and Friend of Leonardo
57(2)
Innovations in Painting
59(14)
Putting Things in Perspective
60(2)
Light and Shadow and Tonal Transitions
62(2)
The Scene Behind the Scene
64(3)
Leonardo and the Fine Art of Completion
67(2)
Building the Scene-Scape
69(2)
Architecture of the Imagination
71(2)
Famous Paintings
73(16)
It's All in the Details
74(2)
Monks and Lawyers and Artists, Oh My!
76(2)
The Life and Times of The Last Supper
78(3)
There's Something About Lisa
81(2)
Oldies But Goodies
83(2)
More Than Meets the Eye
85(4)
Leonardo's Sculptures
89(14)
A Bit of Background
90(1)
Portraits or Bust!
91(1)
The Tools of His Trade
92(1)
Leonardo's Theory of Design
93(1)
An Early Marble Bust
94(1)
A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course
95(3)
Modern Realization of Leonardo's Dream
98(2)
Other Equestrian Works
100(1)
Team Efforts
101(2)
Architecture
103(14)
Building the Renaissance
104(1)
Architectural Techniques
105(1)
The Milan Dome
106(2)
Order in the Church
108(2)
San Giovanni Church: Closer to Heaven
110(2)
Designs for Other Public Structures
112(2)
He Built This City
114(3)
General and Life Sciences
117(14)
Observe and Understand
118(1)
Science Over History
119(1)
The Human Body
120(3)
Studies of Human Systems
123(2)
Fawning Over Flora
125(2)
The Perfect Man
127(4)
Physical Sciences
131(14)
Getting Physical with Science
132(1)
The Real Deal
133(2)
Astronomy
135(3)
Geometric Explorations
138(4)
River Engineering
142(1)
River Diversion
143(2)
Engineering and Innovation
145(14)
Before Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
146(1)
Warring Years
147(2)
Leonardo's Tank
149(2)
War Games
151(2)
Building a Better ... Gun?
153(2)
Leonardo and Cannons
155(1)
Military Architecture
156(3)
Vehicle Inventions
159(14)
It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's a Flying Machine!
160(2)
Leonardo's Whirlybird
162(2)
The Ocean Liners of the Future
164(2)
Around and Around We Go
166(3)
Gone with the Schwinn
169(1)
The Loom
170(1)
A Coach Fit for a King
171(2)
Other Inventions
173(14)
Leonardo's Robot
174(1)
Chutes (We Already Covered Ladders)
175(3)
The World Before Xerox
178(1)
Printing Implications
179(2)
Under the Boardwalk, Down by the Sea
181(2)
Harnessing the Power of Water
183(4)
Leonardo's Notebooks
187(12)
The Leonardo Diaries
188(2)
Notable Notebooks
190(2)
Nature
192(1)
Transfer of Knowledge
193(2)
Scattered in the Wind
195(1)
Decoding the Codices
196(3)
Leonardo's Other Artistic Accomplishments
199(14)
Portraits
200(1)
Special Portraits
201(2)
Self-Portraits
203(1)
Leonardo's Fables
204(3)
Music
207(2)
Leonardo the Teacher
209(4)
Other Renaissance Artists
213(14)
Michelangelo: The Renaissance's ``Other Great Artist''
214(3)
Competition
217(1)
The Young Master Raphael
218(2)
Botticelli on a Half-shell
220(2)
Savonarola and a Crisis of Faith
222(1)
Titian, His Own Personal Giant
223(4)
Other Contemporary Famous People
227(14)
Machiavelli: The Literary Prince of the Renaissance
228(2)
The Protestant Reformation
230(2)
Calvinism
232(1)
Center of the Universe
233(1)
Renaissance Musicians
234(4)
Across the Channel
238(1)
Where in the World is Leonardo Da Vinci?
239(2)
Leonardo's Personal Life
241(12)
The Basics
242(1)
Highly Personal Accusations
243(3)
Friends or Lovers?
246(1)
Francesco Melzi
247(1)
Let's Talk About Sex
248(3)
Leonardo on the Analyst's Couch
251(2)
Leonardo, the Odd Genius
253(12)
Warning: Genius at Work
254(1)
Minor Errors of a Major Genius
255(2)
In the Beginning, There Was Religion
257(2)
A New Twist on Tradition
259(1)
Why Be Normal?
259(3)
Crazy Like a Fox
262(3)
Leonardo's Legacy
265(14)
Life and Death
266(1)
``R-e-s-p-e-c-t''
267(2)
Sincerest Form of Flattery
269(2)
It's All in the Name!
271(2)
The Real Deal on The Da Vinci Code
273(3)
The Quintessential Renaissance Man
276(1)
Modern-Day Renaissance
277(2)
Appendix A: Da Vinci Timeline 279(2)
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms 281(6)
Index 287

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