Leonardo
About this book
Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester a notebook of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific observations and theories in 1994 from the estate of Armand Hammer for $30.8 million. Last year Gates loaned the work to Australia's Powerhouse Museum, which prepared this companion to its exhibition. No longer in codex form (the pages were bound in the 1600s, but Gates had the binding dismantled for digital reproduction), the manuscript ranges over topics from fossils to astronomy. Each recto of this edition reproduces one of Leonardo's pages, written in mirror-script Italian with sketches jotted in the margins; a discussion (but not a translation) appears on the verso. It includes an introduction to Leonardo's life, but no index.
Reader Profile
4.5/5 · 975 readers · 48 pages · ≈ 53 min · Challenging
How long does it take to read Leonardo?
About ≈ 53 min — 48 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Leonardo?
48 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Leonardo?
It sits on the Science, Biography & Memoir shelves.
Is Leonardo in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Leonardo?
The main characters include Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Mary Mother of Jesus Christ, House of Windsor.
Where does Leonardo take place?
It is set in Italy, England, Saint Petersburg during 15th century.
Who wrote Leonardo?
Leonardo da Vinci.