All exhibits have a consecutive catalogue number that enables cross-referencing within both the catalogue and the exhibition.

A three-color scheme, also featured in the logo of the exhibition, as well as the symbols triangle ▲,
square ■, and circle ● further facilitate orientation.

and the triangle ▲ stand for Leonardo himself, identifying all the objects, writings, and works of art in whose creation he was directly involved.

and the square ■ stand for the intellectual, for Leonardo’s access to the knowledge of his time and thus his library, which is divided into ten thematic sections—as is customary for libraries—according to the content sections of the exhibition.

and the circle ● stand for the cosmos, for the totality of the interrelationships and contemporary contexts of Leonardo’s work and thinking.

The epilogue presents a selection of Leonardo’s manuscripts, the codices, and relates them to the individual sections of his library.

A separate chapter examines Leonardo’s life and legacy.

I. Leonardo's intellectual cosmos
Leonardo's "Berlin Library"
1.
Leonardo da Vinci. “ecc. perché la minestra si fredda”. 1518
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Leonardo da Vinci. “ecc. perché la minestra si fredda”. 1518
2.
Leonardo da Vinci. Book list (potential acquisitions?). 1487–1490
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Leonardo da Vinci. Book list (potential acquisitions?). 1487–1490
3.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Book list ca. 1495

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Book list ca. 1495

4.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Book list ca. 1503–1504

Leonardo da Vinci.

Book list ca. 1503–1504

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Leonardo’s Life and Legacy
A.
Vinci 1452–1469: Telemaco Signorini. Vinci 1896
Vinci 1452–1469: Telemaco Signorini. Vinci 1896
B.
Florence 1469–1482: Leonardo da Vinci.

The Hanging of Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli 1479

Florence 1469–1482: Leonardo da Vinci.

The Hanging of Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli 1479

C.
Milan 1482–1500: after Leonardo da Vinci. Academia Leonardi Vinci 1497–1500
Milan 1482–1500: after Leonardo da Vinci. Academia Leonardi Vinci 1497–1500
D.
Mantua, Upper and Central Italy 1500–1502: Francesco Melzi after Leonardo da Vinci.
Codex Urbinas Latinus 1270 / Libro di pittura ca. 1530–1540
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Mantua, Upper and Central Italy 1500–1502: Francesco Melzi after Leonardo da Vinci.
Codex Urbinas Latinus 1270 / Libro di pittura ca. 1530–1540
E.
Florence 1503–1506: Giorgio Vasari. Vita di Lionardo da Vinci – title page with portrait medallion

from “Le vite de più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori” 1568

Florence 1503–1506: Giorgio Vasari. Vita di Lionardo da Vinci – title page with portrait medallion

from “Le vite de più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori” 1568

Licence of the image: Public Domain Mark 1.0
F.
Roland Fréart (Roland Fréart de Chantelou Sieur de Chambray).

Traitté de la peinture / de Léonard de Vinci.

Donné au public et traduit d’italien en françois par R. F. S. D. C. Paris: Langlois, 1651

Roland Fréart (Roland Fréart de Chantelou Sieur de Chambray).

Traitté de la peinture / de Léonard de Vinci.

Donné au public et traduit d’italien en françois par R. F. S. D. C. Paris: Langlois, 1651

G.
Leonardo da Vinci. Coin minting 1513–1514
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Leonardo da Vinci. Coin minting 1513–1514
H.
Francesco Melzi (attributed).

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci ca. 1515–1518

Francesco Melzi (attributed).

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci ca. 1515–1518

Book printing in Leonardo's time
5. The Printing Hubs Venice and Paris
The Printing Hubs Venice and Paris
6. Printing cabinet/type cabinet. Deutsche Reichsbahn Printing Shop Berlin, ca. 1900–1960
Printing cabinet/type cabinet. Deutsche Reichsbahn Printing Shop Berlin, ca. 1900–1960
7. Bookbinding press. Alexanderwerk AG Remscheid. ca. 1900
Bookbinding press. Alexanderwerk AG Remscheid. ca. 1900
8. Typesetter cabinet with narrow Wallau script. Druckhaus Mitte GmbH, formerly Mosse Berlin. ca. 1934
Typesetter cabinet with narrow Wallau script. Druckhaus Mitte GmbH, formerly Mosse Berlin. ca. 1934
1. Prologue: Old Knowledge and New Technology
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 1
9. Ptolemy, Claudius. Liber de optica

Edited and translated by Eugenius <Panormitanus>, 14th c.

Ptolemy, Claudius. Liber de optica

Edited and translated by Eugenius <Panormitanus>, 14th c.

10. Heron of Alexandria. Liber geoponicus
16th c.
Heron of Alexandria. Liber geoponicus
16th c.
11.
Aesop and Francesco del Tuppo.

Aesopus moralisatus

Naples: Francesco del Tuppo, 1485
Aesop and Francesco del Tuppo.

Aesopus moralisatus

Naples: Francesco del Tuppo, 1485
12.
Euclid. Elementa geometriae

Edited by Johannes Campanus. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 1482

Euclid. Elementa geometriae

Edited by Johannes Campanus. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 1482

Old Knowledge
13.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Design for a printing press
ca. 1480
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Leonardo da Vinci.
Design for a printing press
ca. 1480
14.
Raffaello Sanzio. The School of Athens
ca. 1510–1511
Raffaello Sanzio. The School of Athens
ca. 1510–1511
2. Roots
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 2
15.
Tartaglia, Niccolò. Biblia

Translated by Niccolò Malermi. Venice: Wendelin von Speyer, 1471

Tartaglia, Niccolò. Biblia

Translated by Niccolò Malermi. Venice: Wendelin von Speyer, 1471

16.
Tartaglia, Niccolò. General trattato di numeri, et misure
Venice: Curtio Troiano, 1556
Tartaglia, Niccolò. General trattato di numeri, et misure
Venice: Curtio Troiano, 1556
The Early Years
17.
Leonardo da Vinci. The Annunciation
ca. 1472–1475
Leonardo da Vinci. The Annunciation
ca. 1472–1475
Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
18.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Landscape of the Arno Valley August 5, 1473
Leonardo da Vinci.
Landscape of the Arno Valley August 5, 1473
Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
Merchants Knowledge
19.
Hans Holbein the Younger.

Portrait of Georg Gisze

1532

Hans Holbein the Younger.

Portrait of Georg Gisze

1532

20.
Abacus (Suanpan)
 early 1960s
Abacus (Suanpan)
 early 1960s
3. The Crowns of Florence
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 3
21.
Dante Alighieri. La Comedia
Commented by Christophorus Landinus. Brescia: Boninus de Boninis, 1487
 
 

 

 

Dante Alighieri. La Comedia
Commented by Christophorus Landinus. Brescia: Boninus de Boninis, 1487
 
 

 

 

22.
Boccaccio, Giovanni.

Decameron

1370

Boccaccio, Giovanni.

Decameron

1370

23.
Petrarca, Francesco.

Trionfi e sonetti

Commented by Bernardus Ilicinus and Franciscus Philelphus. Milan: Ulrich Scinzenzeller, 1494

 
 

 

 

Petrarca, Francesco.

Trionfi e sonetti

Commented by Bernardus Ilicinus and Franciscus Philelphus. Milan: Ulrich Scinzenzeller, 1494

 
 

 

 

Mentors
24.
Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci.

Baptism of Christ

ca. 1470–1475
Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci.

Baptism of Christ

ca. 1470–1475
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25.
Giorgio Vasari.

Six Tuscan poets

1544

Giorgio Vasari.

Six Tuscan poets

1544

Licence of the image: Public Domain Mark 1.0, Public Domain (CC-PDM)
Artists' Workshop
26.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Drapery study for a kneeling figure

ca. 1475
Leonardo da Vinci.

Drapery study for a kneeling figure

ca. 1475
Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
27.
Maso Finiguerra.

Painter’s apprentice drawing

ca. 1450–1460
Maso Finiguerra.

Painter’s apprentice drawing

ca. 1450–1460
Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
28.
Maso Finiguerra.

Painter’s apprentice reading

ca. 1450–1460
Maso Finiguerra.

Painter’s apprentice reading

ca. 1450–1460
Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
Brunelleschi's Dome
29.
Lodovico Cardi gen. Il Cigoli.

Plan and cross-section of the Dome of Florence Cathedral

1610

Lodovico Cardi gen. Il Cigoli.

Plan and cross-section of the Dome of Florence Cathedral

1610

Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
30.
Vitruvius, Pollio. View of the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (1420–1436)

Florence, 2003

Vitruvius, Pollio. View of the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (1420–1436)

Florence, 2003

4. Ancient Sources and New Experiences
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 4
31.
Vitruvius, Pollio. De architectura
15th c.
Vitruvius, Pollio. De architectura
15th c.
32.
Alberti, Leon Battista. De pictura
Basel: Bartholomäus Westheimer, 1540
 
 

 

 

Alberti, Leon Battista. De pictura
Basel: Bartholomäus Westheimer, 1540
 
 

 

 

33.
Alberti, Leon Battista. De re aedificatoria
Florence: Nicolaus Laurentii, 1485
Alberti, Leon Battista. De re aedificatoria
Florence: Nicolaus Laurentii, 1485
34.
lberti, Leon Battista, Aesop, and Aulus Gellius. Vita Aesopi. Aesop: Fabulae. Leon Battista Alberti: Apologi. Aulus Gellius: Noctes Atticae
15th c.
lberti, Leon Battista, Aesop, and Aulus Gellius. Vita Aesopi. Aesop: Fabulae. Leon Battista Alberti: Apologi. Aulus Gellius: Noctes Atticae
15th c.
35.
Valla, Giorgio.

De expetendis et fugiendis rebus opus

Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1501
 
 

 

 

Valla, Giorgio.

De expetendis et fugiendis rebus opus

Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1501
 
 

 

 

36.
Crescentiis, Petrus de.

De agricultura

Basel: Henricus Petri, 1538

 
 

 

 

Crescentiis, Petrus de.

De agricultura

Basel: Henricus Petri, 1538

 
 

 

 

Foundations
37.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Self-description as “homo sanza lettere”
ca. 1490
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Leonardo da Vinci.
Self-description as “homo sanza lettere”
ca. 1490
38.
Leonardo da Vinci. Design for an Etruscan tomb

1508

Leonardo da Vinci. Design for an Etruscan tomb

1508

39.
Marco Dente da Ravenna.

Laocoön

ca. 1520–1523

Marco Dente da Ravenna.

Laocoön

ca. 1520–1523

Proportions of the ancients
40.

Leonardo da Vinci. The Vitruvian Man (Homo Vitruvianus)

ca. 1490

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Leonardo da Vinci. The Vitruvian Man (Homo Vitruvianus)

ca. 1490

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41.
Perotti, Niccolò.

Head of Aristotle

Roman copy from 1st–2nd century CE after a Greek original from 4th c. BCE

Perotti, Niccolò.

Head of Aristotle

Roman copy from 1st–2nd century CE after a Greek original from 4th c. BCE

5. Cultural Challenges
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 5
42.
Perotti, Niccolò.

Rudimenta grammatices

Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, 1490

 
 

 

 

Perotti, Niccolò.

Rudimenta grammatices

Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, 1490

 
 

 

 

43.
Philelphus, Johannes Marius.

Epistolae

Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1486

 
 

 

 

Philelphus, Johannes Marius.

Epistolae

Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1486

 
 

 

 

44.
Poggio Bracciolini, Gian Francesco.

Facetiarum liber

Venice: Thomas de Blavis, 1487

 
 

 

 

Poggio Bracciolini, Gian Francesco.

Facetiarum liber

Venice: Thomas de Blavis, 1487

 
 

 

 

45.
Ghiberti, Bonaccorso.

Zibaldone

15th c.

 
 

 

 

Ghiberti, Bonaccorso.

Zibaldone

15th c.

 
 

 

 

46.
Brant, Sebastian.

Stultifera navis [Ship of fools]

Translated by Jakob Locher. Lyon: Jacques Sacon, 1488 [1498]

Brant, Sebastian.

Stultifera navis [Ship of fools]

Translated by Jakob Locher. Lyon: Jacques Sacon, 1488 [1498]

Leonardo's Desk
47-a.
Leonardo da Vinci. First draft letter

1508

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1508

47-b.
Leonardo da Vinci. Second draft letter

1508

Leonardo da Vinci. Second draft letter

1508

48.
Leonardo da Vinci. Fables and facetious stories

ca. 1490

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ca. 1490

6. World History and Natural History
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 6
49.
Ovidius Naso, Publius.

Ovidio methamorphoseos vulgare

Translated by Giovanni Bonsignori. Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1497
 
 

 

 

Ovidius Naso, Publius.

Ovidio methamorphoseos vulgare

Translated by Giovanni Bonsignori. Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1497
 
 

 

 

50.
Lucretius Carus, Titus.

De rerum natura

Edited by Hieronymus Avantius. Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1500
 
 

 

 

Lucretius Carus, Titus.

De rerum natura

Edited by Hieronymus Avantius. Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1500
 
 

 

 

51.
Livius, Titus.

Deche di Tito Livio vulgare historiate

Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1493
 
 

 

 

Livius, Titus.

Deche di Tito Livio vulgare historiate

Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1493
 
 

 

 

52.
Plinius Secundus, Gaius.

Historia naturalis

Translated by Christophorus Landinus. Venice: Filippo di Pietro, 1481

Plinius Secundus, Gaius.

Historia naturalis

Translated by Christophorus Landinus. Venice: Filippo di Pietro, 1481

53.
Foresti, Giacomo Filippo.

Supplementum chronicarum

Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, 1486

Foresti, Giacomo Filippo.

Supplementum chronicarum

Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, 1486

54.
Schedel, Hartmann.

Liber chronicarum

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493

 
 

 

 

Schedel, Hartmann.

Liber chronicarum

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493

 
 

 

 

Natural Forms
55.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies of tree growth

1495–1500

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Studies of tree growth

1495–1500

56.

Preserved tree (bonsai)

Preserved tree (bonsai)

57.
Leonardo da Vinci.

The bones and muscles of a bird’s wing

ca. 1512–1513

Leonardo da Vinci.

The bones and muscles of a bird’s wing

ca. 1512–1513

58.

Skeleton of a blackbird

Skeleton of a blackbird

Early and Late Times
59.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Fossils

1497–1499

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Fossils

1497–1499

60.

Fossils (Paleodictyon isp.)

 

Fossils (Paleodictyon isp.)

 

61.
Leonardo da Vinci.

The Deluge

ca. 1513–1518

Leonardo da Vinci.

The Deluge

ca. 1513–1518

7. Challenges of Technology
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 7
62.
Kyeser, Konrad.

Bellifortis

ca. 1430

Kyeser, Konrad.

Bellifortis

ca. 1430

Licence of the image: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
63.
Valturius, Robertus.

De re militari

Verona: Boninus de Boninis, 1483

 
 

 

 

Valturius, Robertus.

De re militari

Verona: Boninus de Boninis, 1483

 
 

 

 

64.
Taccola (Mariano di Jacopo).

De ingeneis III–IV

1432–1433

 
 

 

 

Taccola (Mariano di Jacopo).

De ingeneis III–IV

1432–1433

 
 

 

 

65.
Taccola (Mariano di Jacopo) and Francesco di Giorgio Martini.

Disegni di macchine

ca. 1480

 
 

 

 

Taccola (Mariano di Jacopo) and Francesco di Giorgio Martini.

Disegni di macchine

ca. 1480

 
 

 

 

66.
Martini, Francesco di Giorgio.

Trattato di architettura e macchine

1478–1481

 
 

 

 

Martini, Francesco di Giorgio.

Trattato di architettura e macchine

1478–1481

 
 

 

 

The technology argument
67.
Leonardo da Vinci.

“Job application” to Ludovico Sforza

ca. 1482

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“Job application” to Ludovico Sforza

ca. 1482

68.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Model for the cast of the Sforza horse

1491

Leonardo da Vinci.

Model for the cast of the Sforza horse

1491

Licence of the image: CC-BY
Body Mechanics
69.
Leonardo da Vinci.

The bones and muscles of the arm

1510–1511

Leonardo da Vinci.

The bones and muscles of the arm

1510–1511

8. Science as Art, Art as Science
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 8
70.
Archimedes, Johannes Campanus, and Severinus Boethius.

Tetragonismus

Edited by Luca Gaurico. Venice: Giovanni Battista Sessa, 1503

 
 

 

 

Archimedes, Johannes Campanus, and Severinus Boethius.

Tetragonismus

Edited by Luca Gaurico. Venice: Giovanni Battista Sessa, 1503

 
 

 

 

71.
Euclid, Jordanus Nemorarius, Gerardus de Brussel, Archimedes, Johannes de Tinemue, Theodosius, Geber, and Alfraganus et al..

Miscellanea

13th c.

Euclid, Jordanus Nemorarius, Gerardus de Brussel, Archimedes, Johannes de Tinemue, Theodosius, Geber, and Alfraganus et al..

Miscellanea

13th c.

72.
Peckham, Johannes.

Prospectiva communis

Edited by Facius Cardanus. Milan: Petrus de Corneno, 1482

Peckham, Johannes.

Prospectiva communis

Edited by Facius Cardanus. Milan: Petrus de Corneno, 1482

73.
Archimedes and Piero della Francesca.

Opere

1468–1492

 
 

 

 

Archimedes and Piero della Francesca.

Opere

1468–1492

 
 

 

 

74.
Pacioli, Luca.

Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita

Venice: Paganinus de Paganinis, 1494

 
 

 

 

Pacioli, Luca.

Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita

Venice: Paganinus de Paganinis, 1494

 
 

 

 

75.
Pacioli, Luca.

Divina proportione: Opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria

Venice: Paganini de Paganinis, 1509

Pacioli, Luca.

Divina proportione: Opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria

Venice: Paganini de Paganinis, 1509

76.
Dürer, Albrecht.

Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt, in Linien, Ebenen unnd gantzen corporen

Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1525

Dürer, Albrecht.

Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt, in Linien, Ebenen unnd gantzen corporen

Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1525

Licence of the image: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
77.
Ketham, Johannes de.

Fasciculus medicinae. Similitudo complexionum & elementorum

Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, 1500

Ketham, Johannes de.

Fasciculus medicinae. Similitudo complexionum & elementorum

Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, 1500

Geometric Art
78.
Jacopo de’ Barbari.

Portrait of Fra’ Luca Pacioli and Disciple, ca. 1495–1500

Jacopo de’ Barbari.

Portrait of Fra’ Luca Pacioli and Disciple, ca. 1495–1500

79.

Compass

20th c.

 
 

 

 

Compass

20th c.

 
 

 

 

80.
Albrecht Dürer.

Melencolia I

1514

Albrecht Dürer.

Melencolia I

1514

Licence of the image: CC BY-SA 4.0
Perspectives
81.

Experimental historical camera obscura (optical part)

2006

 
 

 

 

Experimental historical camera obscura (optical part)

2006

 
 

 

 

82.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Camera obscura

ca. 1508–1509

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Camera obscura

ca. 1508–1509

83.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Perspective frame

1478–1482

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Perspective frame

1478–1482

84.
Piero della Francesca.

The Flagellation of Christ

ca. 1459–1460

Piero della Francesca.

The Flagellation of Christ

ca. 1459–1460

Platonic Solids
85.

Platonic solids

21st c.

Platonic solids

21st c.

86.
After Luca Pacioli and Leonardo da Vinci.

De divina proportione

1498

 
 

 

 

After Luca Pacioli and Leonardo da Vinci.

De divina proportione

1498

 
 

 

 

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Anatomy and Surgery
87.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Atlas of the female anatomy

ca. 1508–1509

Leonardo da Vinci.

Atlas of the female anatomy

ca. 1508–1509

88-a.
Surgeon’s instruments
Surgeon’s instruments
88-b.
Brunschwig, Hieronymus.
Dis ist das buch der Cirurgia, Hantwirchung der wund artzny

Straßburg: Grüninger, 1497

 
 

 

 

Brunschwig, Hieronymus.
Dis ist das buch der Cirurgia, Hantwirchung der wund artzny

Straßburg: Grüninger, 1497

 
 

 

 

Licence of the image: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. The World, Great and Small
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 9
89.
Strabo.

De situ orbis

Translated by Guarinus Veronensis and Gregorius de Tipherno Venice: Philippo Pincio, 1510

 
 

 

 

Strabo.

De situ orbis

Translated by Guarinus Veronensis and Gregorius de Tipherno Venice: Philippo Pincio, 1510

 
 

 

 

90.
Ptolemy, Claudius.

Cosmographia

Edited by Nicolaus Germanus and translated by Jacobus Angelus.

Ptolemy, Claudius.

Cosmographia

Edited by Nicolaus Germanus and translated by Jacobus Angelus.

91.
Alexander <aphrodisiensis>.

Alexandri Aphrodisiensis maximi peripatetici, In quatuor libros
meteorologicorum Aristotelis, commentatio lucidissima,
Alexandro Piccolomineo interprete

Venice: Scotus, 1548

Alexander <aphrodisiensis>.

Alexandri Aphrodisiensis maximi peripatetici, In quatuor libros
meteorologicorum Aristotelis, commentatio lucidissima,
Alexandro Piccolomineo interprete

Venice: Scotus, 1548

92.
Sacrobosco, Johannes de.

Sphaerae mundi compendium foeliciter inchoat

Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 1490

Sacrobosco, Johannes de.

Sphaerae mundi compendium foeliciter inchoat

Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 1490

93.
Dürer, Albrecht.

Vier Bücher von menschlicher Proportion

Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1528

Dürer, Albrecht.

Vier Bücher von menschlicher Proportion

Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1528

Licence of the image: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Near and Distant Views
94.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Optical experiment

ca. 1508–1509

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Optical experiment

ca. 1508–1509

95.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Sun and moon

ca. 1506–1508

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Sun and moon

ca. 1506–1508

96.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Turbulence. Studies on the flow of water

ca. 1510–1512

Leonardo da Vinci.

Turbulence. Studies on the flow of water

ca. 1510–1512

97.
Charles François Delamarche.

Geocentric armillary sphere

Paris, ca. 1800

Charles François Delamarche.

Geocentric armillary sphere

Paris, ca. 1800

98.
Regiomontanus, Johannes.

Astrolabe

ca. 1980

Regiomontanus, Johannes.

Astrolabe

ca. 1980

10. The Mobility of Knowledge
Leonardo's Berlin Library: Section 10
99.
Regiomontanus, Johannes.

Kalendarium

Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, Bernhard Maler, and Peter Löslein, 1476

Regiomontanus, Johannes.

Kalendarium

Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, Bernhard Maler, and Peter Löslein, 1476

100.
Apian, Petrus and Rainer Gemma Frisius.

Libro dela Cosmographia

Antwerp: Bontius, 1548

 
 

 

 

Apian, Petrus and Rainer Gemma Frisius.

Libro dela Cosmographia

Antwerp: Bontius, 1548

 
 

 

 

World in Motion
101.
Fra’ Mauro.

Mappa Mundi

ca. 1450

 
 

 

 

Fra’ Mauro.

Mappa Mundi

ca. 1450

 
 

 

 

Licence of the image: Verbot der weiteren Vervielfältigung oder Vervielfältigung in irgendeiner Weise
102.
Martin Waldseemüller.

Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholemaei traditionem
et Americi Vespucii alioru[m]que lustrationes

1507

 
 

 

 

Martin Waldseemüller.

Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholemaei traditionem
et Americi Vespucii alioru[m]que lustrationes

1507

 
 

 

 

103.
Johann Theodor de Bry.

Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder neuwe und gründtliche Historien,
von dem Nidergängischen Indien, so von Christophoro Columbo im Jar 1492. erstlich erfunden

1613

 
 

 

 

Johann Theodor de Bry.

Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder neuwe und gründtliche Historien,
von dem Nidergängischen Indien, so von Christophoro Columbo im Jar 1492. erstlich erfunden

1613

 
 

 

 

Licence of the image: CC BY-SA 4.0
104.
Jan van der Straet/Joannes Stradanus (draughtsman) and Hans Collaert (engraver).

Astrolabium (Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross)

ca. 1590

 
 

 

 

Jan van der Straet/Joannes Stradanus (draughtsman) and Hans Collaert (engraver).

Astrolabium (Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross)

ca. 1590

 
 

 

 

Licence of the image: Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
105.
Behaim globe

ca. 1491–1494

Behaim globe

ca. 1491–1494

106.

Lindholmer quadrant

ca. 1600

 
 

 

 

Lindholmer quadrant

ca. 1600

 
 

 

 

12. Epilogue: The Codices
Codices
107.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Transformation

1505

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Transformation

1505

108.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Vocabulary

ca. 1487–1490

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Vocabulary

ca. 1487–1490

109.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Aerial screw (propeller)

1487–1490

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Aerial screw (propeller)

1487–1490

110.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Cast shadows

ca. 1490–1491

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Cast shadows

ca. 1490–1491

111.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Problem-solving

1495–1500

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Problem-solving

1495–1500

112.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Rules of grammar

ca. 1497

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Rules of grammar

ca. 1497

113.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Span of a bridge

1502

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Span of a bridge

1502

114.
Leonardo da Vinci. The flight of birds

ca. 1505–1506

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Leonardo da Vinci. The flight of birds

ca. 1505–1506

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115.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Locomotor system

1506–1509

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Locomotor system

1506–1509

116.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Doomsday

1513–1514

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Doomsday

1513–1514

117.
The codices
 
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Atlanticus, Scattered
118.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Exploded-view drawing of a gear train

1478–1480

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Exploded-view drawing of a gear train

1478–1480

119.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Systems for drawing water (bucket chain, Archimedean screw)

ca. 1480–1482

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Systems for drawing water (bucket chain, Archimedean screw)

ca. 1480–1482

120.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Systems for drawing water (Archimedean screw, water wheels)

ca. 1480–1482

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Systems for drawing water (Archimedean screw, water wheels)

ca. 1480–1482

121.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Siege engine

ca. 1480

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Siege engine

ca. 1480

122.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Giant crossbow

1485–1492

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Giant crossbow

1485–1492

123.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Shrapnel mortar

1485

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Shrapnel mortar

1485

124.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies for the domed crossing tower (tiburio) of Milan Cathedral

1487–1488

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies for the domed crossing tower (tiburio) of Milan Cathedral

1487–1488

125.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies of aircraft (parachute)

.

ca. 1487–1490

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies of aircraft (parachute)

.

ca. 1487–1490

126.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies on mechanics (printing press, gear drive)

.

ca. 1497

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Studies on mechanics (printing press, gear drive)

.

ca. 1497

127.
Leonardo da Vinci.

Crane for canal construction

.

1503–1504

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Leonardo da Vinci.

Crane for canal construction

.

1503–1504