Nell'anno 2016 ebbe luogo la mia personale celebrazione di Leonardo da Vinci, nella ricorrenza dei cinquecento anni del suo trasferimento dall'Italia alla corte di Francia. Da viaggiatore quale sono e da estimatore del Maestro vinciano, non ebbi esitazioni a dar vita a "Leonardo 1516," viaggio a pie[...]

Maximising the exciting text type of the graphic novel as the format, these historically-themed fictional stories can be used for both independent and group reading. The accompanying Teaching Notes, with cross-curricular links to QCA topics, support the teaching of comprehension and language skills,[...]

On March 16, 1978, Aldo Moro, a former Prime Minister of Italy, was ambushed and kidnapped by the Red Brigades terrorist group in Rome. Seven weeks later Moro's body was discovered in the trunk of a car parked in the crowded center of Rome. An essayist with a reputation for independence, Leonardo Sc[...]

There is no escape from the horrific world of 28 DAYS LATER, the new comic that plunges readers back into fray of a world overrun with the infected
The film that changed horror forever continues here Selena and her new comrades struggle against the infected, the American presence in the UK...a[...]

In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began what would become one of history's most influential works of art--The Last Supper." After a decade at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point: at forty-three, he had failed, despite a number of prestigious commissions, to complete[...]

Leonardo da Vinci s descriptions and sketches of ingenious machines are brought into your hands in this fascinating book. Although these inventions were never built, they take form as 3-D models that you can assemble in "The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci." Based on the personal notebooks and sketc[...]

Introduces Leonardo da Vinci as one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance by exploring the techniques he used to create masterpieces such as Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.[...]