The Uffizi Galleries

The Codex Leciester, one of da Vinci's scientific notebooks which depicts his thoughts on the Moon, Sun, and Earth, as well as on water, was last displayed here at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy.  After being purchased by Bill Gates in 1994, it has been digitalized and its pages have traveled the globe, visiting various museams and libraries.  After concluding its time at the Uffizi in January of this year, it will make its next public appearence at the British Library for an event marking the 500th annaversary of da Vinci's death.

Parent Map

da Vinci and the Renaissance Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.767785600000
Longitude: 11.255310800000

Timeline of Events Associated with The Uffizi Galleries

Date Event Manage
1510

Codex Leicester

The Codex Leicester, later renamed the Codex Hammer, was one of da Vinci's many scientific journals. It was published in 1510 and its contence mainly focused on his ideas on water and the moon.  An interesting note about this text is the "mirror image" style it is written in, meaning that it should be read from right to left, appearing normally in its reflection.  The Codex als holds the record for the second largest price tag, purchased by Bill Gates in 1994 for $30.8 million dollars, making the manuscript also the only of da Vinci's journals to be privatly owned.

 Page from the Codex Leicester