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Codex Atlanticus

Manuscript codex by Leonardo da Vinci

Also known as The Codex Atlanticus · Atlantic Codex · Codex Atlanticus Leonardo da Vinci · Codex Atlanticus (Leonardo da Vinci)

Instance of: manuscript
, codex
Website: codex-atlanticus.ambrosiana.it/#
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The Codex Atlanticus is a 12-volume, bound set of drawings and writings by Leonardo da Vinci, the largest single set. Its name indicates the large paper used to preserve original Leonardo notebook pages, which was used for atlases. It comprises 1,119 leaves dating from 1478 to 1519, the contents covering a great variety of subjects, from flight to weaponry to musical instruments and from mathematics to botany. This codex was gathered in the late 16th century by the sculptor Pompeo Leoni, who dismembered some of Leonardo's notebooks in its formation. It is now in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.

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Author: Leonardo da Vinci
Collection: Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Language: Italian
Title: Codice Atlantico
Made from material: paper
Height: 64.5 cm
Width: 43.5 cm
Exhibition history: Leonardo da Vinci
Connects with: Codex Leicester
Members / parts: notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci
Work location: Lierna

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