In Da Vincis Ghost; critically acclaimed historian Toby Lester tells the story of the worldrsquo;s most iconic image; the Vitruvian Man; and sheds surprising new light on the artistry and scholarship of Leonardo da Vinci; one of historyrsquo;s most fascinating figures.Deftly weaving together art; architecture; history; theology; and much else; Da Vincis Ghost is a first-rate intellectual enchantment.rdquo;mdash;Charles Mann; author of 1493 Da Vinci didnrsquo;t summon Vitruvian Man out of thin air. He was inspired by the idea originally formulated by the Roman architect Vitruvius; who suggested that the human body could be made to fit inside a circle; long associated with the divine; and a square; related to the earthly and secular. To place a man inside those shapes was to imply that the human body could indeed be a blueprint for the workings of the universe. Da Vinci elevated Vitruviusrsquo; idea to exhilarating heights when he set out to do something unprecedented; if the human body truly reflected the cosmos; he reasoned; then studying its anatomy more thoroughly than had ever been attempted beforemdash;peering deep into body and soulmdash;might grant him an almost godlike perspective on the makeup of the world. Written with the same narrative flair and intellectual sweep as Lesterrsquo;s award-winning first book; the ldquo;almost unbearably thrillingrdquo; (Simon Winchester) Fourth Part of the World; and beautifully illustrated with Da Vincis drawings; Da Vincirsquo;s Ghost follows Da Vinci on his journey to understanding the secrets of the Vitruvian man. It captures a pivotal time in Western history when the Middle Ages were giving way to the Renaissance; when art; science; and philosophy were rapidly converging; and when it seemed possible that a single human being might embodymdash;and even understandmdash;the nature of the universe.
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