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 							Publisher: Free Press (October 30, 2012)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 1439189242
 
ISBN-13: 978-1439189245
  
  
  
  
  
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Da Vinci's Ghost, critically acclaimed historian Toby Lester tells the story of the world’s most iconic image,
the Vitruvian Man, and sheds surprising new light on the artistry and scholarship of Leonardo da Vinci, one of
history’s most fascinating figures.
  
  Deftly weaving together art, architecture, history, theology,
and much else, Da Vinci's Ghost is a first-rate intellectual enchantment.”—Charles Mann, author of 1493
  
  Da Vinci didn’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
Vitruvius’ 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
before—peering deep into body and soul—might grant him an almost godlike perspective on the makeup of the
world. 
  
  Written with the same narrative flair and intellectual sweep as Lester’s award-winning
first book, the “almost unbearably thrilling” (Simon Winchester) Fourth Part of the World, and beautifully
illustrated with Da Vinci's drawings, Da Vinci’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 embody—and even understand—the nature of the universe.
  
  
  
  
 

  
  
  From Booklist
  Almost everyone is familiar with the Vitruvian Man, an image created by
Renaissance painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci depicting a disrobed four-armed, four-legged man framed in a circle
and square staring stolidly out at the viewer. The drawing, created by Da Vinci in 1487, has appeared on everything from
coffee mugs to spacecraft and is often used by alternative-medicine purveyors as a symbol of homeopathic wellness. Few
people may know, however, what motivated the artist to draft the illustration or what a rich history lies behind its
creation. Lester, whose previous acclaimed book, The Fourth Part of the World (2009), told the riveting true story of
the map that gave America its name, here provides an equally compelling survey of the social and artistic influences
leading to Vitruvian Man’s creation. Along the way, Lester dissects the popular Renaissance notion that
man’s God-given, perfect proportions justified using him as a template for architecture and paints a rare, vivid
portrait of a younger, enthusiastic Leonardo, who promoted this idea. Highly recommended. --Carl Hays --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
  Review
  "Every once in a while that rare book
comes along that is not only wonderfully written and utterly compelling but also alters the way you perceive the world.
Toby Lester’s “Da Vinci's Ghost” is such a book. Like a detective, Lester uncovers the secrets of an
iconic drawing and pieces together a magisterial history of art and ideas and beauty."—David Grann, author of The
Lost City of Z
  
  "In reconstructing the forgotten story of Vitruvian Man, Toby Lester, a canny decoder of
images and a great storyteller, sheds new light on the enigmatic Leonardo DaVinci."—Chris Anderson, Editor in
Chief of Wired, author of The Long Tail and Free
  
  "Erudite, elegant, enthralling. This is a wonderful
book. Toby Lester understands, and makes us understand, the unique intensity with which Leonardo saw the world. He saw
it not only in its infinite diversity but also as an impression of his own self, an explanation of what it means to be
human. Hence Vitruvian Man."—Sister Wendy Beckett, author of The Story of Painting
  
  “Da
Vinci’s Ghost is both a beautiful and a brilliant book. After reading Lester’s account, you will never be
able to look at Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man the same way again.”—Howard Markel, author of An Anatomy of
Addiction
  
  “Da Vinci’s Ghost is as ingeniously crafted as one of its namesake’s famous
inventions. Like Leonardo himself, Toby Lester can take a single sheet of paper—in this case, the most famous
drawing in all of art history—and make it teem with stories, characters, insights, and ideas.”—Adam
Goodheart, author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening
  
  “Like almost everyone, I've seen Leonardo's
drawing of the nude man in the circle. But until I read Toby Lester's terrific new book, I had no idea about the story
behind the picture—or even that there *was* a story behind the picture. Deftly weaving together art,
architecture, history, theology and much else, Da Vinci's Ghost is a first-rate intellectual
enchantment.”—Charles Mann, author of 1493
  
  "Like Da Vinci's famous drawing, Toby Lester's
book is a small wonder—a work of brilliant compression that illuminates a whole world of life and thought. Lester
proves himself to be the perfect guide to the Renaissance and beyond—affable, knowledgeable, funny. Leonardo's
Virtruvian Man turns out to be a road map that can take us to remarkable places—once you learn how to read
it."—Cullen Murphy, editor at large, Vanity Fair
  
  “One of the great contributions of books
like this is to keep the reader from taking for granted a familiar object. Lester’s detective story has a
satisfying number of insights…covers a broad swath of history…[and] braids intellectual
threads—philosophy, anatomy, architecture, and art—together in a way that reaffirms not only
Leonardo’s genius but also re-establishes the significance of historical context in understanding great works of
art.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
  
  Praise for Toby Lester's Fourth Part of the World
  “Marvelously imaginative, exhaustively researched. . . . Guiding the reader Virgil-like through the Age of
Discovery, Lester introduces a chronologically and conceptually vast array of Great Men (Columbus, Vespucci, Polo,
Copernicus, et al.), competing theories, monastic sages, forgotten poets, opportunistic merchants, unfortunate slaves,
and more. That he relates it all so cleanly and cogently—via elegant prose, relaxed erudition, measured pacing,
and purposeful architecture—is a feat. That he proffers plentiful visual delights, including detailed views of
the legendary document, is a gift. This map, Lester writes, ‘draws you in, reveals itself in stages, and
doesn’t let go.’ Nor does this splendid volume.”—The Atlantic
  
  
  
 
“An intellectual detective story. By using the [WaldseemÜller] map as a lens through which to view a nexus of
myth, imagination, technology, stupidity, and imperial ambition, Lester has penned a provocative, disarming testament to
human ambition and ingenuity.”—The Boston Globe
  
  --This text refers to an out of print or
unavailable edition of this title.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Biography
  Toby Lester
is a contributing editor to and has written extensively for The Atlantic. A former Peace Corps volunteer and United
Nations observer, he lives in the Boston area with his wife and three daughters. His first book, The Fourth Part of the
World (2009), about the map that gave America its name, was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers
Award and was picked as a Book of the Year by several other publications. His second book, Da Vinci's Ghost, about
Leonardo's famous drawing of a man in a circle and a square, reached the New York Times extended bestseller list. His
work has also appeared on the radio program This American Life. 						

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