The Da Vinci Code

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One of the bestselling novels of all time, Dan Brown's The Da ViNa Code has intrjgued and thrilled millions of readers around the world. now all the artwork, symbols,
architecture, and historic locations-over
160 images-are beautifully compiled in this
full-color collector's edition.
A mind-bending code hidden in tlie works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race tlirougli
tiie catliedrals and castles of Europe. An astonisiiing trutli concealed for centuries unveiled at last.
While in Paris on business, Harvard sym-bologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call.The elderly curator of the Louvie has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddles, they ate stimned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of DaVind—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
The stakes are raised when Langdon uncovers a... Tovább

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One of the bestselling novels of all time, Dan Brown's The Da ViNa Code has intrjgued and thrilled millions of readers around the world. now all the artwork, symbols,
architecture, and historic locations-over
160 images-are beautifully compiled in this
full-color collector's edition.
A mind-bending code hidden in tlie works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race tlirougli
tiie catliedrals and castles of Europe. An astonisiiing trutli concealed for centuries unveiled at last.
While in Paris on business, Harvard sym-bologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call.The elderly curator of the Louvie has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddles, they ate stimned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of DaVind—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
The stakes are raised when Langdon uncovers a starding link: the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, BotriceUi, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. Langdon suspects they are on the hunt for a breathtaking historical secret, one that has proven through the centuries to be as enlightening as it is dangerous, to a frantic race dirough Paris, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu find themselves matching wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to anticipate their every move. Unless they can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle, die Priory's secret—and an explosive ancient truth—will be lost forever.
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Instantly catapulted to the top of bestseller lists around the world. The Dn Vinci Code is simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail. From secrets embedded in the Mono Lisa and The Last Supper, to the symbols of ancient Egypt, to the architecture of landmarks such as the Louvre, Westminster Abbey, Rosslyn Chapel, and more, tliis folly illustrated collector's edition delivers die complete reading experience of Dan Brown's riveting novel—from die opening pages to the unpredictable and stunning conclusion.
DAN BROWN is die audior of Angeb & Demons,
Deception Point, and Digital Fortress. He lives in New England.
www.danhrown.cQm www.thedav.incicode.cQm www.doubieday.cQm
Jacket design by Michael J.Windsor Photos; (front) Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Viiid (1452-1519), Musée dii Louvre, Paris/Siiperstock; Leonardo da Vinci sketchbook page: Armand Hammer Foundation, Los Angeles/Supcrstock; (back) The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, 1498, postrestorarion, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan/Scala/Art Resource, NY Autlior photo by Pliilip Scalia
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