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The great universal genius's personal collection of ideas
Throughout his life, the great Leonardo always carried a notebook with him so that he could record his ideas immediately. Now Leonardo's twelve Paris sketchbooks and the two supplementary volumes are being published as a perfect facsimile edition, true to the original. A cassette protects the valuable edition. The accompanying scholarly volume sheds light on all aspects of the manuscript, traces its exciting history and explains all the contents in detail
The thoughts and ideas of a universal genius
Leonardo, born in 1452 in Anchiano near Vinci - hence his name - began his notes in the 1480s. Da Vinci wrote in mirror writing: on the one hand, he was left-handed and did not smudge the ink as much when writing with this technique - on the other hand, it helped him to ensure the secrecy of his ideas and make it more difficult for imitators to copy his thoughts.
Leonardo Da Vinci
He filled more than 7,200 pages, which have been preserved as a compendium of 25 notebooks (codices); they provide us today with information about the central topics that occupied him: among others, flying, water, anatomy, art, horses, mechanics and geology.
Leonardo's creativity in notes
An incredible collection of thoughts and ideas, far ahead of its time, opens up to the viewer as they leaf through the fascinating pages. As late as 1910, Siegmund Freud put it in a nutshell: "He was like a man who had awoken too early in the darkness while everyone else was still asleep."
A loose collection of spontaneous thoughts and sketches
In his notes, Leonardo often switches spontaneously between very different topics. This loose combination of different notes and drawings on different subjects, which is typical of all notebooks, also applies to manuscript A.
The details
Format:
21,3 x 14,8 cm
Edition:
Strictly limited 990 copies
Execution:
Binding made from genuine parchment
Precious facsimile edition of the notebooks
The word comes from the Latin: fac simile = make it similar. A facsimile is a faithful reproduction of a manuscript or book from another time, which is unparalleled in its production and history. A faithful reproduction for posterity requires that all visible characteristics of the original - colors, gold, silver as well as traces of age or irregularities - are also visible in the facsimile. Facsimile editions differ from any other book not only in their technically and technically perfect realization, the facsimile should also capture and reproduce the spirit and impression of the original and offer our exclusive clientele the opportunity to immerse themselves in a long-forgotten world.
