The Medici Seal

The Medici Seal

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name = The Medici Seal
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image_caption = First edition
author = Theresa Breslin
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Young adult
publisher = Doubleday
pub_date = 3 August 2006
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 352 pp
isbn = ISBN 978-0385610209
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"The Medici Seal" is a young adult novel written by Theresa Breslin, published in 2006. Set among the cultural life and political intrigues of Renaissance Italy, it is the story of a boy called Matteo and his master Leonardo da Vinci.

It was shortlisted for the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize [ [http://www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes%20and%20awards/Booktrust-Teenage-Prize Booktrust Teenage Prize] ] and longlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal. [ [http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/ The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards] ]

Plot introduction

Italy, 1502. Matteo is saved from drowning by friends of Leonardo da Vinci. The artist and scholar takes the boy under his wing. Matteo accompanies him both as he pursues knowledge and paints magnificent pictures and as he travels across Italy on the secret business of the ruthless Cesare Borgia.

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