Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook Summary

Interpol recovers Leonardo da Vinci's notebook from 1477-85, lost in 1485 perhaps with connivance of Mona Lisa. The entries date from before he is acclaimed as a genius. It includes sketches and drawings of a "Wine Hat," edible ladies underwear, Buffalo Chicken Wings, pine air fresheners packaged in four-seat compact automobiles, and an "Ass Comb."

Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook Analysis

The ninth story is short, consisting of an introduction to the rediscovered da Vinci notebook with suppositions about how it is lost in 1485. Mona Lisa, whose face suggests that "she knows something," is suspected in the disappearance, along with the Black Death and simple misplacement of the book in a cab. This is followed by five pages of drawings well-executed by Diane Dwyer in the da Vinci style. They show four items well-known in 20th...