Codex HammerThe Codex Leicester (previously known as Codex Hammer) is a collection of largely scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci. The codex is named after Thomas Coke, later created Earl of Leicester, who purchased it in 1717. Of Leonardo's 30 scientific journals, the Codex may be the most famous of all.
This codex consists of 36 sheets (18 double sheets) measuring approximately 29.5 x 22 cm, which Leonardo compiled mainly in the years from 1504 to 1506, with some sheets added up to 1510, according to a principle that consisted of filling each of the double sheets separately and keeping them one within another as unbound units.
It is not known whether Leonardo himself decided to put them together in the form of a bound volume; however in recent times the sheets have been disassembled and are now kept loose as they were in the original state.
It is also known as the Codex Leicester from the name of the former owner who purchased it in Italy in the early 18th century.
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It is not known whether Leonardo himself decided to put them together in the form of a bound volume; however in recent times the sheets have been disassembled and are now kept loose as they were in the original state.It is also known as the Codex Leicester from the name of the former owner who purchased it in Italy in the early 18th century.
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