It's billed as the world's most expensive, most beautiful new book. Valued at more than $100,000, a 62-pound handmade tome depicting the work of Michelangelo has arrived at the New York Public Library.
The book, titled "La Dotta Mano" or "the learned hand," has a front cover made of white marble from Michelangelo's favorite quarry, in Carrara. The book has photographs of Michelangelo's sculptures and plates of his drawings, plus images of other creations, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling to his poetry. The text is by Michelangelo biographer Giorgio Vasari, with an essay by the director of the Vatican Museums.
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