Da Vinci For Dummies

The fun and easy way to understand his work, his methods, and his mind.

Thanks to the phenomenal success of the bestselling 'The Da Vinci Code', interest in this famed Renaissance artist has never been higher. This friendly guide provides an easy-to-follow introduction to da Vinci's life and works, including the story behind celebrated paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, the lowdown on his inventions, which include the helicopter and bicycle, and plain-English explanations of his ground breaking scientific work in anatomy, zoology, botany, geology, optics, aerodynamics, and hydrodynamics.

The book also discusses his famed notebooks, his relationship to the Catholic Church, and the factual basis of 'The Da Vinci Code'.