Leonardo da Vinci notebooks
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The Leonardo da Vinci notebooks are a series of handwritten manuscripts filled with the Renaissance polymath’s sketches, scientific observations, engineering designs, and mirror-written notes that reveal his wide-ranging genius.
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| instanceOf |
Renaissance manuscript
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manuscript collection → notebook → |
| contains |
anatomical drawings
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architectural sketches → artistic sketches → botanical studies → engineering designs → geological observations → maps → mathematical notes → mechanical inventions → musical notations → optics studies → scientific observations → |
| creator |
Leonardo da Vinci
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| culturalSignificance |
primary source on Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic work
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| endTime |
1519
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| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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anatomy → architecture → botany → cartography → engineering → geology → geometry → hydraulics → mechanics → optics → physics → |
| genre |
personal notes
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scientific manuscript → technical drawing → |
| hasPart |
individual codices
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| influenced |
art history
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history of engineering → history of science → |
| language |
Italian
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| location |
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid → Bill Gates private collection → British Library, London → Royal Collection, Windsor Castle → |
| material |
paper
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| medium |
ink
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| notableWork |
Codex Arundel
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Codex Atlanticus → Codex Forster → Codex Leicester → Codex Trivulzianus → Codex on the Flight of Birds → Madrid Codices → |
| originalUse |
personal research notes
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working sketches for projects → |
| preservationStatus |
fragmentary
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| startTime |
circa 1470
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| timePeriod |
Renaissance
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| writingDirection |
right-to-left
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| writingSystem |
mirror writing
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British Library
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Vitruvian Man
("Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical studies")
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