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THE

ATLANTIC CODEX

LEONARDO DA VINCI

IN THE AMBROSIAN LIBRARY

OF MILAN

REPRODUCED AND PUBLISHED

BY THE

ROYAL ACADEMY OF THE LINCEI

The Accademia dei Lincei, founded in 1603, is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific academies in the world; its name refers to the "lynx-eyed" vision required for scientific observation.

UNDER THE AUSPICES AND WITH THE SUBSIDY

OF THE KING AND THE GOVERNMENT

DIPLOMATIC AND CRITICAL TRANSCRIPTION

BY GIOVANNI PIUMATI

A "diplomatic transcription" is a precise reproduction of the original text, including all its quirks and abbreviations, while a "critical" version provides scholarly interpretation.

PLATES I.

ULRICO HOEPLI

PUBLISHER-BOOKSELLER TO THE ROYAL HOUSE AND THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF THE LINCEI

MILAN

1894-1904

original: "MDCCCLXXXXIV-MCMIV"