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March 29, 2006: "A da Vinci Book that's Controversy-Free"
"No, says Neal Turtell , the National Gallery of Art's executive librarian, there is no shocking message hidden inside the 497-year-old book that he has unsheathed from its protective case and laid before me."
"Yes, it's the only book known to be illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci . Yes, Washington has a special connection with Leonardo. ("We have the only da Vinci in the Western Hemisphere," says Neal, referring to the gallery's circa 1474 painting "Ginevra de' Benci.") And, yes, da Vinci is red hot right now, what with that Dan Brown book."
