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El código de Arquímedes es una obra de no ficción que se lee como una novela, pues combina intriga, libros perdidos, y hallazgos de manuscritos al tiempo que nos ofrece unas revelaciones finales que reescriben la historia de las matemáticas y de la ciencia moderna. La obra escrita para todos los públicos, comienza relatando la trepidante subasta en Christie’s donde se vendió el manuscrito perdido de Arquímedes, procedente probablemente de un robo. Dañados, incompletos y reescritos, los textos y dibujos de Arquímedes fueron encontrados entre las páginas de un libro de oraciones de un monje del siglo XIII. Gracias a la reconstrucción y conservación del pergamino se ha podido demostrar que el pensamiento de Arquímedes se adelantó incluso al de Isaac Newton.

"The Morgan Picture Bible was designed to bring selected Old Testament stories into the thirteenth-century present of its original audience. The creators' original intention was to make these stories not only powerful and meaningful, but also as appealing and entertaining as possible by placing biblical heroes in contemporary settings." The Book of Kings provides the reader with unique insights into the politics, religion, and culture of thirteenth-century France. Eight essays by noted scholars of history and art history bring the court and crusades of King Louis IX (later Saint Louis) to life. Moreover, they demonstrate the relevance of Old Testament stories and imagery both in thirteenth-century France and in seventeenth-century Iran, when the Picture Bible belonged to the great Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas. Furthermore, the catalogue section follows the path of the exhibition, which displays folios of the Picture Bible alongside a variety of other works in other media. The volume is beautifully illustrated with full-color images of over fifty folios, evoking the color and richness of the original.