Author: Leonardo Da Vinci

Language: Italian, Backwards

Date: 1490-1499

Page #: 435

Price : $349.99


Original manuscript's history: 

"The Codex Atlanticus" is a collection of drawings and writings by Leonardo Da Vinci.  In the collection there are various subjects, from flight and weapons, to musical instruments, mathematics, and botany. The Codex contains 435 pages of pure genius. Most of the manuscript consists of drawings and diagrams.  In true Da Vinci style, the manuscript is written in a dialect of Italian, backwards.

Reproduction Details: 

The hardcover books are made with two pieces of real wood on the inside. The leather is a 2 oz cowhide, from a small supplier in New York state. The Glue we use to attach the leather to the wood is made at our facility, and is a period correct wheat glue. The pages are pre-creased to add flexibility. Along the spine, we use a modern perfect binding, with modern glue, to make the binding last longer. Then we each signature is sewn into the book block.  We also add three layers of mull cloth to the outside of the perfect binding, drying in between each layer, a traditional way to make the binding stiff, strong, and resilient. The pictures below with the book block before its glued, and after.

Our Binding Process

  • All orders are made once the order is placed, no returns accepted

  • All orders will take 4-6 weeks to make and ship, less time during non-holiday

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  • All book will come with a leather of our choice unless otherwise requested

  • Book will have a raised border cover unless you contact us for a custom order


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All of our book are hand sewn and made love and care, please realize that we do not import them from China.                  

 100% made in the USA



This facsimile is perfect for showing the drawings and diagrams made by Da Vinci's own hand, unfortunately much of the writing in faded and can't be read.