Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Code

by PAULL, JENNIFERCULWELL, CHRISTOPHER

• ISBN13: 9781400016723
• ISBN10: 140001672X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-03-28
• Publisher: Fodor's

Summary

This fully illustrated guide to the best-selling novel gives you fresh insight into theDa Vinci Codephenomenon. Following the path of the novel's characters,Fodor's Guide to The Da Vinci Codedelves into the locations, people, historic events, and symbols involved in the story. Inside you'll find answers to questions such as: Do cryptexes really exist? Is there a secret chamber below Rosslyn Chapel? And what did conservators discover when they restored Leonardo'sThe Last Supper? Photographs interviews, maps, and smart lively essays from experts in their fields reveal the eye-opening true tales behind the mystery. Plus Gorgeous, full-color photography of the novel's locations and images of key artwork Compelling interviews and essays from experts in their fields Detailed maps and floor plans BONUS! An exclusive travel sections ofDa Vinci Code-related places to eat, stay and see in Paris, London, Rome, and Roslin, Scotland

Table of Contents

Editors' Note	9	(4)
PARIS	13	(58)
The Ritz Paris	14	(3)
PJ: We're Talking Police, Not Pajamas	17	(1)
The Tuileries Gardens	18	(3)
Arc du Carrousel	21	(1)
The Louvre's History	22	(9)
The Denon Wing	31	(3)
The Louvre's Leonardo Paintings	34	(6)
The Champs-Elysées	40	(18)
Gare St-Lazare	58	(1)
The Bawdy Bois de Boulogne	59	(1)
A Dead End at St-Sulpice	60	(3)
Walk the Line	63	(3)
Tracking the Rose Line Through the Palais Royal	66	(2)
Château Villette: Hideout for a (K)night	68	(3)
HISTORY LESSONS	71	(38)
The Priory of Sion's Murky History	72	(4)
Constantine: Smooth Operator	76	(3)
Lost Episodes of the Apostles	79	(3)
The Big Picture: The Last Supper	82	(2)
There's Something About Mary	84	(22)
Tales of the Cryptex	106	(3)
LEONARDO: RENAISSANCE MAN	109	(36)
Exploring Renaissance Italy	110	(2)
The Biographical Nuts & Bolts	112	(7)
Leonardo's Codes	119	(4)
Painting a Picture of Leonardo's Art	123	(5)
Engineering Ingenuity	128	(3)
Genius Anatomy	131	(3)
Learning More About Leo	134	(11)
ROME & THE VATICAN	145	(8)
Behind the Walls of Vatican City	146	(3)
Castel Gandolfo: the Pope's Summer Camp	149	(4)
LONDON & ROSLIN	153	(54)
Fleet Street's Gore, Grime & Guinness	154	(4)
Temple Church	158	(3)
Band of Templar Brothers	161	(7)
Inner Sanctum	168	(4)
St. James's Park	172	(2)
Old School	174	(1)
Dear Abbey	175	(25)
Inside Rosslyn Chapel	200	(7)
ON THE ROAD WITH THE DA VINCI CODE	207	(41)
Paris	208	(1)
A Da Vinci Code Itinerary	209	(16)
Rome & the Vatican	225	(7)
London	232	(11)
Roslin	243	(5)
Index	248	(2)
About Our Writers	250	(2)
About Our Photographer	252