For fans of rich and complex historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring or Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces. The young and beautiful daughte
Da Vinci’s problem
✍ Scribed by U. Mini B. Swift; Alden H. Harken
- Book ID
- 113920425
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
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