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Paperback. In 1506, Michelangeloa young but already renowned sculptoris invited by the sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, along with an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vincis design was rejected: You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal. Michelangelo, after some hesitation, flees Rome and an irritated Pope Julius IIwhose commission he leaves unfinishedand arrives in Constantinople for this truly epic project. Once there, he explores the beauty and wonder of the Ottoman Empire, sketching and describing his impressions along the way, as he struggles to create what could be his greatest architectural masterwork.Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephantsconstructed from real historical fragmentsis a thrilling page-turner about why stories are told, why bridges are built, and how seemingly unmatched fragments, seen from the opposite sides of civilization, can mirror one another. Michelangelos adventure in Constantinople, from the mesmerizing (New Yorker) and masterful (Washington Post) author of Compass Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…