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Item Details
Title:
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LEONARDO
THE ARTIST AND THE MAN |
By: |
Serge Bramly, Sian Reynolds (Trans) |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£35.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0140231757 |
ISBN 13: |
9780140231755 |
Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
29 September, 1994 |
Pages: |
512 |
Translated from: |
French |
Description: |
A biography of the great painter and architect of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci. The book offers an account of Leonardo, the individual and the artist, charting his family background, childhood, apprenticeship, successes and failures and travels. |
Synopsis: |
With the aid of Leonardo da Vinci's note books, as well as a wide variety of sources, this biography covers the full life of the great Renaissance painter and architect. It is an account of Leonardo, both as an artist and as an individual. The book charts the artist's family background, childhood and apprenticeship, successes and failures, patronage, travels, interests and friendships. The book include b&w reproductions of paintings and sketchings by da Vinci. All surviving paintings are listed in the text, and there are family trees of Leonardo's family. |
Illustrations: |
chronology, photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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