AUTHOR: LEONARDO DA VINCI

LANGUAGE: ITALIAN, BACKWARDS

DATE: 1506-1513

PAGE #: 73

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

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HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: "THE HAMMER CODEX," ALSO KNOWN AS THE CODEX LEICESTER, IS A COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC WRITINGS BY LEONARDO DA VINCI. MOST OF THE WRITINGS ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF WATER. OF THE 30 SURVIVING LEONARDO NOTEBOOKS, THE HAMMER CODEX IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS. THIS CODEX BROUGHT RECORD SALES, AT THE CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE IN 1994, A STAGGERING 30,802,500 USD. BILL GATES WAS THE WINNING BIDDER.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

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