Da Vinci For Dummies
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Part I: The Mind of the Renaissance.
Chapter 1: Leonardo: The Big Picture.
Chapter 2: Living in Renaissance Italy.
Chapter 3: Uncovering the Life and Mind of a Genius.
Chapter 4: Influencing Leonardo.
Part II: Building on What Others Knew: Leonardo’s Scientific Mind.
Chapter 5: The Art of the Human Body.
Chapter 6: An Inquiring Mind: Leonardo and the Natural World.
Part III: Reinventing the Wheel: New Machines for a New World.
Chapter 7: Machines for Home and Work.
Chapter 8: Leo the Defense Contractor: His Water Works and War Machines.
Chapter 9: Leonardo’s Flying Machines.
Part IV: The Divinity of the Painter and Architect.
Chapter 10: The Master of His (Artistic) Domain: Transforming Renaissance Art.
Chapter 11: Mona Lisa’s Smile and Other Mysterious Mugs: Leonardo’s Portraits.
Chapter 12: Town and Country: Leo’s Landscapes, Maps, and City Designs.
Part V: Leonardo, His Religious Artwork, and The Da Vinci Code.
Chapter 13: Getting Religion: Leonardo’s Religious Beliefs and Paintings.
Chapter 14: Leonardo’s (Faux) Fresco: The Last Supper.
Chapter 15: Breaking The Da Vinci Code.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Leonardo’s Ten (Or So) Manuscripts.
Chapter 17: Leonardo’s Top Ten Masterpieces.
Chapter 18: Ten Plus Places to Find Leonardo’s Original Works.
Chapter 19: Ten Fun Facts about Leo.
Appendix A: A Brief Chronology of Leonardo’s Life and Times.
Appendix B: Outside Reading (And More) for the Overachievers.
Index.

