Author:Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
(1452–1519)

Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter

Portrait of Leonardo by Francesco Melzi

Works

  • Codex Atlanticus: Leonardo Da Vinci (Atlantic Codex or Codice Atlantico) ; a bound set of drawings and writings (in Italian) (1478-1519), assembled by Pompeo Leoni. It is now in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.
  • Codex Windsor: Leonardo Da Vinci (Royal Collection or Codice Windsor) ; a bound set of drawings and writings (in Italian) (1478-1518). It is now in the Royal Collection of King Charles III in Castle of Windsor (Berkshire).
  • Codex Arundel: Leonardo Da Vinci; a bound set of drawings and writings (in Italian) (1478-1519). It is now in the British Library (London)
  • Codex Ashburnham (Manuscrit de l’Institut or Manoscritti di Francia): Leonardo Da Vinci; a bound set of drawings and writings (in Italian) (1452-1519). It is now in the Institut de France (Paris). Stolen in 1796 in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, by Napoleone Bonaparte in Italy they were never returnered.
  • Codex Leicester (or Codex Hammer or Codice Hammer): Leonardo Da Vinci; a bound set of drawings and writings (in Italian) (1506-1510). It is now owned by (Bill Gates)

Works about Leonardo


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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