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Step inside the endlessly curious, brilliantly chaotic mind of history's greatest polymath. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Literary works of Leonardo da Vinci.
- intellectual
- wonder-filled
- fragmentary
- contemplative
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Leonardo
Serge Bramly
An intimate, awe-inspiring glimpse into the restless, brilliant mind of history's greatest polymath.
- 02
Arabian Nights
Muhsin Mahdi
A hypnotic labyrinth of stories-within-stories where wit and narrative are the only things keeping death at bay.
- 03
The letters of Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
An achingly intimate window into the brilliant, turbulent mind of an artist desperate to translate the beauty and agony of the world onto canvas.
- 04
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Irving Stone
A sweeping, tactile immersion into the mind and muscle of a tortured genius carving eternity out of marble.
- 05
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli · 1959
A chillingly pragmatic masterclass in the ruthless mechanics of acquiring and holding power.
- 06
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin · 1892
A witty, pragmatic masterclass in self-invention and lifelong curiosity from the original American polymath.
- 07
Inferno
Dante Alighieri · 1947
A methodical, awe-inspiring descent into the darkest architectures of human sin and divine retribution.
- 08
Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis)
William Shakespeare · 1826
A timeless immersion into the heights of passion, the sting of betrayal, and the enduring power of classic verse.
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Sonnets
William Shakespeare · 1609
An intimate, timeless exploration of love, time, and the power of art to conquer death.
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Codex Seraphinianus
Outlet
A surreal, beautiful visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unreadable language.
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The lady of the lake
Sir Walter Scott
A sweeping, rhythmic journey into a mist-shrouded Scottish past full of chivalry, clan loyalty, and rugged landscapes.
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Codex Seraphinianus
Luigi Serafini
A hallucinatory plunge into an alien encyclopedia that defies translation but demands to be experienced.
