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Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

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Description:In 1506, Michelangelo — a young but already renowned sculptor — is invited by the Sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, alongside an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vinci’s design had been "You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal."Michelangelo, after some hesitation, flees Rome and an irritated Pope Julius II — whose commission he leaves unfinished — and arrives in Constantinople for this truly epic project. Once there, he explores the beauty and wonder of the Ottoman Empire, sketching and describing his impressions along the way, and becomes immersed in cloak-and-dagger palace intrigues as he struggles to create what could be his greatest architectural masterwork.Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants — constructed from real historical fragments — is a story about why stories are told, why bridges are built, and how seemingly unmatched pieces, seen from the opposite sides of civilization, can mirror one another.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants. To get started finding Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In 1506, Michelangelo — a young but already renowned sculptor — is invited by the Sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, alongside an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vinci’s design had been "You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal."Michelangelo, after some hesitation, flees Rome and an irritated Pope Julius II — whose commission he leaves unfinished — and arrives in Constantinople for this truly epic project. Once there, he explores the beauty and wonder of the Ottoman Empire, sketching and describing his impressions along the way, and becomes immersed in cloak-and-dagger palace intrigues as he struggles to create what could be his greatest architectural masterwork.Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants — constructed from real historical fragments — is a story about why stories are told, why bridges are built, and how seemingly unmatched pieces, seen from the opposite sides of civilization, can mirror one another.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants. To get started finding Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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