*Banned from elite schools due to the circumstances of his birth, Leonardo propelled his own education through endless reading, observation and experimentation.

*He found refuge in the world of art, where his paintings of sacred dramas and Earth-based beauty astonished contemporaries.

*Today, most of us know the name Leonardo da Vinci and something of his genius, but little of the full breadth of his creative impact and achievements.

*Acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson’s richly illustrated book, published ahead of the fifth centenary of Leonardo’s death, fills the gaps. He uses as his primary source material the extant notebooks – 7,200 pages survive, scattered in collections across the world, teeming with sketches and jottings – which demonstrate Leonardo’s insatiable curiosity about the world and his understanding of the interconnectedness of nature.

*The book tracks da Vinci’s astonishing advances in art and technology which helped power Europe’s cultural rebirth. It also brings alive da Vinci the man, the original Renaissance man, revealing the ways he was both ahead of his time, and of his time.

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Full Title: Leonardo da Vinci

Year of Publication: 2017

Book Author: Walter Isaacson

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Editor: Monica Woods

Producer: Daniel Gonzalez

Production Manager: Karin Richey

Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden

Narrator: Kristi Burns