The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code

Informationen zum Autor Sharan Newman is a longtime member of the Medieval Academy! has served on the advisory board for the Medieval Association of the Pacific! and is a Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Barbara. Newman's medieval French mysteries have garnered Macavity! Agatha! and Anthony Award nominations! and she has won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical History. Klappentext A medieval scholar reveals the historical truths and myths behind the international bestseller. Zusammenfassung Millions have been enthralled by The Da Vinci Code's fascinating historical speculations-and the blockbuster novel's audience has also made bestsellers of several books offering to separate the facts from the fiction. This comprehensive! encyclopedic volume is written by an acclaimed medievalist-and takes an objective! history-based approach to the phenomenon and the questions it has raised.   The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code  gives easy-to-find! clear answers about the people! places! and events that play roles in Dan Brown's tantalizing thriller in a lively! encyclopedic format-shedding new light on some of the deepest mysteries of the Dark Ages.

Product details

• Authors: Sharan Newman, Sharan (Sharan Newman) Newman, Sharon Newman, Sharan Newmann
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2004
• EAN: 9780425200124
• ISBN: 978-0-425-20012-4
• No. of pages: 337
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Geheimgesellschaften, Leonardo da Vinci, Gral