The Codex
It is a 72-page codex, with sheets similar in size to today's A4 sheets, which have been preserved together since Da Vinci created them, approximately between 1508 and 1510.
The Leicester Codex is a manuscript in which the Italian genius delves into topics of astronomy, meteorology, hydraulics, cosmology, geology, and paleontology, for example, over 72 pages.
And fundamentally, in them he explores various scientific principles related to water that he researched throughout his life.
However, as is characteristic of this Renaissance master, classifying his work as a treatise exclusively on water is an extremely limited perspective.
In these notes, he addresses issues as varied as the factors that trigger the formation of a spring, the reason the moon emits light, and the explanation of how it is possible to find fossil remains of marine animals in mountainous elevations.
Leonardo's handwritten notes
"As you walk through the city, observe, note, and consider the circumstances and behavior of people when they talk and argue or laugh or hit each other."
This reminder was written by Leonardo da Vinci for none other than... himself.
The Florentine artist, whose death is more than 500 years ago, was so fond of taking notes that he always carried a small notebook with him.
And if there was one thing that fascinated and obsessed Da Vinci throughout his life until his death in France at the age of 67, it was water and its movement.
And that is the central theme of this codex, one of the few treatises he himself compiled and almost completed: the Leicester Codex.
Facsimile edition
Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, the Leicester Codex: the facsimile reproduces the appearance and physical characteristics of the original document; the pages are trimmed to the original format; the leaves are hand-sewn, and the entire set is protected within a handmade leather case with a clasp.
The facsimile is accompanied by a volume containing studies on the codex and the life and work of Leonardo.
The original facsimile book is delivered in a collector's case made of CORVON METAL X TITANIUM binding material with gold engravings.
The numbered collector's certificate is printed on natural parchment.
