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.
3.
Book list ca. 1495
Book list ca. 1495
4.
Book list ca. 1503–1504
Book list ca. 1503–1504
A.
B.
The Hanging of Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli 1479
The Hanging of Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli 1479
C. 
D.
E. from“Le vite de più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori” 1568
from“Le vite de più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori” 1568
F.
Traitt é de la peinture / de Léonard de Vinci.
Donné au public et traduit d ’ italien en franç ois par R. F. S. D. C. Paris: Langlois, 1651
Traitt é de la peinture / de Léonard de Vinci.
Donné au public et traduit d ’ italien en franç ois par R. F. S. D. C. Paris: Langlois, 1651
H.
Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci ca. 1515–1518
Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci ca. 1515–1518
5. The Printing
Hubs Venice and Paris 
6. Printing
cabinet/type cabinet. Deutsche Reichsbahn Printing Shop Berlin, ca. 1900–1960 
7. Bookbinding
press. Alexanderwerk AG Remscheid. ca. 1900 
8. Typesetter
cabinet with narrow Wallau script. Druckhaus Mitte GmbH, formerly Mosse Berlin. ca. 1934 
9. Ptolemy,
Claudius.
Liber de optica
Edited and translated by Eugenius <Panormitanus>, 14th c.
Edited and translated by Eugenius <Panormitanus>, 14th c.
10. Heron
of Alexandria.
Liber geoponicus
11.
Aesopus moralisatus
Naples: Francesco del Tuppo, 1485
Aesopus moralisatus
Naples: Francesco del Tuppo, 1485 12.
Edited by Johannes Campanus. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 1482
Edited by Johannes Campanus. Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 1482
13.
14.
15.
Translated by Niccolò Malermi. Venice: Wendelin von Speyer, 1471
Translated by Niccolò Malermi. Venice: Wendelin von Speyer, 1471
16.
17.
18.
19.
Portrait of Georg Gisze
1532
Portrait of Georg Gisze
1532
20. 
21.
22.
Decameron
1370
Decameron
1370
23.
Trionfi e sonetti
Commented by Bernardus Ilicinus and Franciscus Philelphus. Milan: Ulrich Scinzenzeller, 1494
Trionfi e sonetti
Commented by Bernardus Ilicinus and Franciscus Philelphus. Milan: Ulrich Scinzenzeller, 1494
24.
Baptism of Christ
ca. 1470–1475
Baptism of Christ
ca. 1470–1475 25.
Six Tuscan poets
1544
Six Tuscan poets
1544
26.
Drapery study for a kneeling figure
ca. 1475
Drapery study for a kneeling figure
ca. 1475 27.
Painter’s apprentice drawing
ca. 1450–1460
Painter’s apprentice drawing
ca. 1450–1460 28.
Painter’s apprentice reading
ca. 1450–1460
Painter’s apprentice reading
ca. 1450–1460 29.
Plan and cross-section of the Dome of Florence Cathedral
1610
Plan and cross-section of the Dome of Florence Cathedral
1610
30.
Florence, 2003
Florence, 2003
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
De expetendis et fugiendis rebus opus
Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1501
De expetendis et fugiendis rebus opus
Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1501 36.
De agricultura
Basel: Henricus Petri, 1538
De agricultura
Basel: Henricus Petri, 1538
37.
38.
1508
1508
39.
Laocoön
ca. 1520–1523
Laocoön
ca. 1520–1523
40. Leonardo da Vinci. The Vitruvian Man (Homo Vitruvianus)
ca. 1490
Leonardo da Vinci. The Vitruvian Man (Homo Vitruvianus)
ca. 1490
41.
Head of Aristotle
Roman copy from 1st–2nd century CE after a Greek original from 4th c. BCE
Head of Aristotle
Roman copy from 1st–2nd century CE after a Greek original from 4th c. BCE
42.
Rudimenta grammatices
Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, 1490
Rudimenta grammatices
Venice: Bonetus Locatellus, 1490
43.
Epistolae
Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1486
Epistolae
Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1486
44.
Facetiarum liber
Venice: Thomas de Blavis, 1487
Facetiarum liber
Venice: Thomas de Blavis, 1487
45.
Zibaldone
15th c.
Zibaldone
15th c.
46.
Stultifera navis [Ship of fools]
Translated by Jakob Locher. Lyon: Jacques Sacon, 1488 [1498]
Stultifera navis [Ship of fools]
Translated by Jakob Locher. Lyon: Jacques Sacon, 1488 [1498]
47-a. 1508
1508
47-b. 1508
1508
48.
ca. 1490
ca. 1490
49.
Ovidio methamorphoseos vulgare
Translated by Giovanni Bonsignori. Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1497
Ovidio methamorphoseos vulgare
Translated by Giovanni Bonsignori. Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1497 50.
De rerum natura
Edited by Hieronymus Avantius. Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1500
De rerum natura
Edited by Hieronymus Avantius. Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1500 51.
Deche di Tito Livio vulgare historiate
Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1493
Deche di Tito Livio vulgare historiate
Venice: Giovanni Rosso for Lucantonio Giunta, 1493 52.
Historia naturalis
Translated by Christophorus Landinus. Venice: Filippo di Pietro, 1481
Historia naturalis
Translated by Christophorus Landinus. Venice: Filippo di Pietro, 1481
53.
Supplementum chronicarum
Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, 1486
Supplementum chronicarum
Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, 1486
54.
Liber chronicarum
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493
Liber chronicarum
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493
55.
Studies of tree growth
1495–1500
Studies of tree growth
1495–1500
56.
57.
The bones and muscles of a bird’s wing
ca. 1512–1513
The bones and muscles of a bird’s wing
ca. 1512–1513
58. Skeleton of a blackbird
Skeleton of a blackbird
59.
Fossils
1497–1499
Fossils
1497–1499
60.
61.
The Deluge
ca. 1513–1518
The Deluge
ca. 1513–1518
62.
Bellifortis
ca. 1430
Bellifortis
ca. 1430
63.
De re militari
Verona: Boninus de Boninis, 1483
De re militari
Verona: Boninus de Boninis, 1483
64.
De ingeneis III–IV
1432–1433
De ingeneis III–IV
1432–1433
65.
Disegni di macchine
ca. 1480
Disegni di macchine
ca. 1480
66.
Trattato di architettura e macchine
1478–1481
Trattato di architettura e macchine
1478–1481
67. “Job application” to Ludovico Sforza
ca. 1482
“Job application” to Ludovico Sforza
ca. 1482
68.
Model for the cast of the Sforza horse
1491
Model for the cast of the Sforza horse
1491
70.
Tetragonismus
Edited by Luca Gaurico. Venice: Giovanni Battista Sessa, 1503
Tetragonismus
Edited by Luca Gaurico. Venice: Giovanni Battista Sessa, 1503
71.
Miscellanea
13th c.
Miscellanea
13th c.
72.
Prospectiva communis
Edited by Facius Cardanus. Milan: Petrus de Corneno, 1482
Prospectiva communis
Edited by Facius Cardanus. Milan: Petrus de Corneno, 1482
73.
Opere
1468–1492
Opere
1468–1492
74.
Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita
Venice: Paganinus de Paganinis, 1494
Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita
Venice: Paganinus de Paganinis, 1494
75.
Divina proportione: Opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria
Venice: Paganini de Paganinis, 1509
Divina proportione: Opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria
Venice: Paganini de Paganinis, 1509
76.
Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt, in Linien, Ebenen unnd gantzen corporen
Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1525
Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt, in Linien, Ebenen unnd gantzen corporen
Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1525
77.
Fasciculus medicinae. Similitudo complexionum & elementorum
Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, 1500
Fasciculus medicinae. Similitudo complexionum & elementorum
Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, 1500
78.
Portrait of Fra’ Luca Pacioli and Disciple, ca. 1495–1500
Portrait of Fra’ Luca Pacioli and Disciple, ca. 1495–1500
79.
2 0th c.
2 0th c.
80.
Melencolia I
1514
Melencolia I
1514
81.
2006
2006
82.
Camera obscura
ca. 1508–1509
Camera obscura
ca. 1508–1509
83.
Perspective frame
1478–1482
Perspective frame
1478–1482
84.
The Flagellation of Christ
ca. 1459–1460
The Flagellation of Christ
ca. 1459–1460
85.
21st c.
21st c.
86.
De divina proportione
1498
De divina proportione
1498
87.
Atlas of the female anatomy
ca. 1508–1509
Atlas of the female anatomy
ca. 1508–1509
88-a. 
88-b.
Straßburg: Grüninger, 1497
Straßburg: Grüninger, 1497
89.
De situ orbis
Translated by Guarinus Veronensis and Gregorius de Tipherno Venice: Philippo Pincio, 1510
De situ orbis
Translated by Guarinus Veronensis and Gregorius de Tipherno Venice: Philippo Pincio, 1510
90.
Cosmographia
Edited by Nicolaus Germanus and translated by Jacobus Angelus.
Cosmographia
Edited by Nicolaus Germanus and translated by Jacobus Angelus.
91.
Alexandri Aphrodisiensis maximi peripatetici, In
quatuor libros
meteorologicorum Aristotelis, commentatio lucidissima,
Alexandro Piccolomineo interprete
Venice: Scotus, 1548
Alexandri Aphrodisiensis maximi peripatetici, In
quatuor libros
meteorologicorum Aristotelis, commentatio lucidissima,
Alexandro Piccolomineo interprete
Venice: Scotus, 1548
92.
Sphaerae mundi compendium foeliciter inchoat
Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 1490
Sphaerae mundi compendium foeliciter inchoat
Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 1490
93.
Vier B ü cher von menschlicher Proportion
Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1528
Vier B ü cher von menschlicher Proportion
Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1528
94.
Optical experiment
ca. 1508–1509
Optical experiment
ca. 1508–1509
95.
Sun and moon
ca. 1506–1508
Sun and moon
ca. 1506–1508
96.
Turbulence. Studies on the flow of water
ca. 1510–1512
Turbulence. Studies on the flow of water
ca. 1510–1512
97.
Geocentric armillary sphere
Paris, ca. 1800
Geocentric armillary sphere
Paris, ca. 1800
98.
Astrolabe
ca. 1980
Astrolabe
ca. 1980
99.
Kalendarium
Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, Bernhard Maler, and Peter Löslein, 1476
Kalendarium
Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, Bernhard Maler, and Peter Löslein, 1476
100.
Libro dela Cosmographia
Antwerp: Bontius, 1548
Libro dela Cosmographia
Antwerp: Bontius, 1548
101.
Mappa Mundi
ca. 1450
Mappa Mundi
ca. 1450
102.
Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholemaei traditionem
et Americi Vespucii
alioru[m]que lustrationes
1507
Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholemaei traditionem
et Americi Vespucii
alioru[m]que lustrationes
1507
103.
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder neuwe und gr ü ndtliche Historien,
von dem Niderg ä ngischen Indien, so von Christophoro Columbo im Jar 1492.
erstlich erfunden
1613
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder neuwe und gr ü ndtliche Historien,
von dem Niderg ä ngischen Indien, so von Christophoro Columbo im Jar 1492.
erstlich erfunden
1613
104.
Astrolabium (Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross)
ca. 1590
Astrolabium (Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross)
ca. 1590
105.
ca. 1491–1494
ca. 1491–1494
106.
ca. 1600
ca. 1600
107.
Transformation
1505
Transformation
1505
108.
Vocabulary
ca. 1487–1490
Vocabulary
ca. 1487–1490
109.
Aerial screw (propeller)
1487–1490
Aerial screw (propeller)
1487–1490
110.
Cast shadows
ca. 1490–1491
Cast shadows
ca. 1490–1491
111.
Problem-solving
1495–1500
Problem-solving
1495–1500
112.
Rules of grammar
ca. 1497
Rules of grammar
ca. 1497
113.
Span of a bridge
1502
Span of a bridge
1502
114.
ca. 1505–1506
ca. 1505–1506
115.
Locomotor system
1506–1509
Locomotor system
1506–1509
116.
Doomsday
1513–1514
Doomsday
1513–1514
118.
Exploded-view drawing of a gear train
1478–1480
Exploded-view drawing of a gear train
1478–1480
119.
Systems for drawing water (bucket chain, Archimedean screw)
ca. 1480–1482
Systems for drawing water (bucket chain, Archimedean screw)
ca. 1480–1482
120.
Systems for drawing water (Archimedean screw, water wheels)
ca. 1480–1482
Systems for drawing water (Archimedean screw, water wheels)
ca. 1480–1482
121.
Siege engine
ca. 1480
Siege engine
ca. 1480
122.
Giant crossbow
1485–1492
Giant crossbow
1485–1492
123.
Shrapnel mortar
1485
Shrapnel mortar
1485
124.
Studies for the domed crossing tower (tiburio) of Milan Cathedral
1487–1488
Studies for the domed crossing tower (tiburio) of Milan Cathedral
1487–1488
125.
Studies of aircraft (parachute)
.ca. 1487–1490
Studies of aircraft (parachute)
.ca. 1487–1490
126.
Studies on mechanics (printing press, gear drive)
.ca. 1497
Studies on mechanics (printing press, gear drive)
.ca. 1497
127.
Crane for canal construction
.1503–1504
Crane for canal construction
.1503–1504