30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci by Martin Kemp

30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci by Martin Kemp

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With an approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand, this 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.

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30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci by Martin Kemp

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 worlds leading Leonardo scholars present an instant and expert guide to the breadth and brilliance of his greatest innovations.
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ISBN 13 9781782400837
ISBN 10 1782400834
Title 30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci
Author Martin Kemp
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published 2014-02-03
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.