--- product_id: 113732564 title: "The Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code: History, Legends, Locations" brand: "michael haag" price: "₱457" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/113732564-the-rough-guide-to-the-da-vinci-code-history-legends store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # The Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code: History, Legends, Locations **Brand:** michael haag **Price:** ₱457 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code: History, Legends, Locations by michael haag - **How much does it cost?** ₱457 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/113732564-the-rough-guide-to-the-da-vinci-code-history-legends) ## Best For - michael haag enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted michael haag brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description About the Author Michael Haag is a historian, experienced author and freelance writer. Veronica Haag is a Classicist at University College London and is as much at home in Latin and ancient Greek as in French and English. Her interests lie in the history, literature, art and philosophy of the ancient world, and in their manifestation during the Renaissance. She has a particular admiration for Leonardo Da Vinci. Read more ## Images ![The Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code: History, Legends, Locations - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/513SWE062RL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by R***T on Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014* Good book in good shape. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Informative. *by T***3 on Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2006* THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE DA VINCI CODE is a little book that explores the history, legends, people, and places that are involved in Dan Brown's book THE DA VINCI CODE. The book is divided into five sections: Basic, Context, Locations, Author, and Glossary & Index. The basic section gives a general synopsis of the novel, detailing some of the major claims the novel makes. Context is an extended look at the actual history involved through the telling of THE DA VINCI CODE. Location examines the various places of setting in the novel. The author section gives a very, very brief biography about Dan Brown, discussed the books he has written, and lists and briefly discusses books that Dan Brown used for research as well as other books and websites of interest. The glossary & index contain a glossary defining key elements that a reader might need more explanation about as well as an index to highlighted items.I know that when I read THE DA VINCI CODE I noticed several historical inaccuracies and fabrications and I was sure there were others. THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE DA VINCI CODE helped me better understand the various inaccuracies, fabrications, and suppositions that the novel makes about history, people, and art by comparing them to the real events, people, and items. It is true that the authors don't list the sources for the information they include. However, this is a ROUGH GUIDE and that is how most if not all of the ROUGH GUIDES have been written. The book is compact, easy to read, and chock full of informational tidbits. In short, it does what a ROUGH GUIDE should do. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Readable Guide *by F***) on Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2005* There have now been more than a handful of books promising to sort out the fact and fiction in Dan Brown's phenomenally successful DVC. I recommend this one by the Haags because it is very readable, in the best tradition of the Rough Guides. Physically, it is what a pocket-sized book should be like: handy and portable. Even more importantly, the book is readable in the sense that it is mostly (except a few pages between pp.140-8) comprehensible by itself even for those who have not read DVC, and enjoyable in its own right by laying out in an informed and stimulating manner the many contexts of DVC.I confess that I fail to locate the errors claimed by another reviewer. On my copy (p.90), it is stated correctly that Urban II started the crusade in 1095. Neither did the Haags (p.131) deny the existence of the word "symbology", only that there was no such academic department or professorship at Harvard. I also disagree with the previous reviewer that the Haags are in the debunking mood of discrediting the premises and evidence of Brown's theory/plot. Quite the contrary, I find them very even-handed and are always being fair and objective to the allegations and allusions in DVC. For a book that is not academically oriented, this scholarly impartiality is admirable enough. If the book appears at times confusing, it may be because the Haags are trying to make (the best) sense of what is in fact not very defensible and coherent in DVC itself. The Haags are not even hostile to myth and legend as such. Indeed, any serious and sincere understanding of myth-making (the making of ANY myths including those endorsed by the power that be or embraced by the general public) should lead us not to the kind of triumphalism found in so many debunkers of DVC, but make us humble regarding OUR own collective or personal myths we live by. Under this light, the Haags raise many important historical and religious questions, e.g. how historical is history itself?, why is it hard for the Church to accept the fully human sexuality of Jesus? I propose that the only profitable way of reading a novel like DVC is NOT to take it too seriously by confusing fiction with fact, instead we should take it seriously enough by exploring the questions and contemplating the possibilities it opens up. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/113732564-the-rough-guide-to-the-da-vinci-code-history-legends](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/113732564-the-rough-guide-to-the-da-vinci-code-history-legends) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*