Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance
1996 book by Alessandro Vezzosi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance (UK title: Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man; Italian: Leonardo da Vinci: arte e scienza dell'universo; French: Léonard de Vinci : Art et science de l'univers, lit. 'Leonardo da Vinci: Art and Science of the Universe') is a 1996 illustrated biography of Leonardo da Vinci authored by the Italian art critic Alessandro Vezzosi, translated from Italian into French by Françoise Liffran,[1] and published by Éditions Gallimard in the same year as the 293rd volume in their "Découvertes" collection[1] (known as "Abrams Discoveries" in the United States, and "New Horizons" in the United Kingdom). The book was adapted into a documentary film in 2001, by the title Léonard de Vinci.[2]
Author | Alessandro Vezzosi |
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Original title | Leonardo da Vinci: arte e scienza dell'universo |
Translator | Françoise Liffran (French) Alexandra Bonfante-Warren (English) |
Cover artist | Leonardo da Vinci |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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Release number | 73rd in collection (IT) 293rd in collection (FR) |
Subject | Leonardo da Vinci |
Genre | Illustrated biography, nonfiction monograph |
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Publication date | 1 September 1996 16 April 2010 (new ed.) |
Published in English | 1997 |
Media type | Print (paperback), e-book for iPad (2012) |
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ISBN | 978-88-445-0083-2 (first edition) |
OCLC | 55046911 |
Preceded by | Matisse: "uno splendore inaudito" (IT) François Truffaut : Les films de sa vie (FR) |
Followed by | L'oro di Troia e il sogno di Schliemann (IT) Descartes : Bien conduire sa raison (FR) |
The Italian edition was published by Electa/Gallimard as the 73rd volume in the "Universale Electa/Gallimard" collection, which has a total of 200 pages, whereas the French edition contains only 160 pages. The English translation, however, is based on French text rather than the original Italian, as well as other international editions.