Ross King is the author of two novels and the highly praised Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. He lives near Oxford.
Compelling... professional jealousy, committee intrigue, feats of bluff and fascinating scraps of obsolete lore... Where Longitude had ocean wastes, Brunelleschi's Dome has vertigo Spectator As each novel feat of genius engineering flowers high above the ground, details of scandals and pranks blow up from the city streets to create an altogether enchanting tale -- Dava Sobel, Author Of Longitude An adventure yarn set on the wild frontiers of human knowledge... abounding with excellent stories Financial Times A wonderfully vivid little book Daily Telegraph