Leonardo: The First Scientist by Michael White. First edition 2000. H/C with jacket. 370 pp. As new!

An absorbing and detailed new biography of the man known the world over as the Renaissance Man. Through his investigations and his desire to push back the boundaries of knowledge, he also lay claim to the title The First Scientist. His notebooks contain thoughts of such diverse subjects as the construction of siege towers, the flight of birds, the internal workings of the kidney and the craters of the Moon. Weaving through his scientific endeavours is also the story of Da Vinci's personal life - the deprivation of his childhood, his homosexuality and his relationships with powerful men like Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia. With black and white reproductions.

First published 2000 by Little, Brown and Company, London. Condition: Excellent, as new. Jacket protected by plastic cover.