Eyewitness books

"First published in the United States in 1999 under the title Leonardo & his times."

The early renaissance -- Discovering the past -- City-states of Italy -- Renaissance men -- The new trade -- Governing the people -- City of the Medici -- The church -- The new architecture -- The workshop -- Making a panel for an altarpiece -- Taming the wilderness -- Proportion and perspective -- Renaissance rivals -- Fashion and finery -- In the home -- Design for living -- The human body -- Dreams of flying -- Exploring the heavens -- Warfare -- Death and disease -- A reading public -- Music and leisure -- The renaissance in the north -- The renaissance legacy -- Did you know? -- Timeline of the renaissance

Illustrated biography of artist Leonardo da Vinci introduces his work and the world in which he lived