{"product_id":"da-vincis-ghost-genius-obsession-and-how-leonardo-created-the-world-in-his-own-image-paperback","title":"Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToby Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDa Vinci's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed historian Toby Lester tells the story of the world's most iconic image, the Vitruvian Man, and sheds surprising new light on the artistry and scholarship of Leonardo da Vinci, one of history's most fascinating figures.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeftly weaving together art, architecture, history, theology, and much else, \u003ci\u003eDa Vinci's Ghost \u003c\/i\u003eis a first-rate intellectual enchantment.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eCharles Mann, author of \u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDa Vinci didn't summon Vitruvian Man out of thin air. He was inspired by the idea originally formulated by the Roman architect Vitruvius, who suggested that the human body could be made to fit inside a circle, long associated with the divine, and a square, related to the earthly and secular. To place a man inside those shapes was to imply that the human body could indeed be a blueprint for the workings of the universe. Da Vinci elevated Vitruvius' idea to exhilarating heights when he set out to do something unprecedented, if the human body truly reflected the cosmos, he reasoned, then studying its anatomy more thoroughly than had ever been attempted before--peering deep into body and soul--might grant him an almost godlike perspective on the makeup of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the same narrative flair and intellectual sweep as Lester's award-winning first book, the \"almost unbearably thrilling\" (Simon Winchester) \u003ci\u003eFourth Part of the World, \u003c\/i\u003eand beautifully illustrated with Da Vinci's drawings, \u003ci\u003eDa Vinci's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e follows Da Vinci on his journey to understanding the secrets of the Vitruvian man. It captures a pivotal time in Western history when the Middle Ages were giving way to the Renaissance, when art, science, and philosophy were rapidly converging, and when it seemed possible that a single human being might embody--and even understand--the nature of the universe.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457704247549,"sku":"9781439189245","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QWUrY0pWck03cXFCbm9FUUpKcEkwZz09.webp?v=1777242857","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/da-vincis-ghost-genius-obsession-and-how-leonardo-created-the-world-in-his-own-image-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}