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By (author) Wallace Marina
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Leading Leonardo scholars present a clear and concise guide to the truly diverse thoughts and greatest inventions of the ultimate Renaissance Man.
The bestselling 30-Second… series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one picture, all digestible in 30 seconds. 30-Second Leonardo da Vinci uses this unique approach to grapple with the truly diverse thoughts of the ultimate Renaissance Man. Artist, anatomist, sculptor, inventor, architect, cartographer, mathematician, musician, botanist, geologist the word polymath does not quite do Leonardo justice. The painter of the Mona Lisa and conceptualizer of the helicopter seems like a Renaissance superhero. Here, the world”s leading Leonardo scholars present an instant and expert guide to the breadth and brilliance of his greatest innovations.
Biographical note
Marina Wallace is Professor of Curating and Director of Artakt at Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design, University of the Arts, London. She was Co-Director, with Professor Martin Kemp, of the Universal Leonardo project.
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Leonardo da Vinci”s inventions and innovations explained clearly and concisely.
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Each key idea encapsulated in a mere 30 seconds, 300 words and one image.
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The quickest way to understand the mind of the ultimate Renaissance Man.
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