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Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, and inventor- one of the most brilliant thinkers of his generation. He lived in Europe at a time when people were challenging many accepted ideas. Science and art worked together to create a new picture of the universe and man's place in it. Around the world this was also a time of war and discovery. Empires were expanded and new sea routes explored. Great civilizations were brought closer together by merchants and explorers. Some traded ideas and goods equally, while others pludered and conquered. Using paintings, manuscripts, and pictures of contemporary objects, this book tells the story of Leonardo da Vinci and gives a fascinating account of the world in his time.
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