AUTHOR: LEONARDO DA VINCI

LANGUAGE: ITALIAN, BACKWARDS

DATE: 1480-1518

PAGE #: 350

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: "CODEX ARUNDEL" IS A BOUND COLLECTION OF PAGES OF NOTES, WRITTEN BY LEONARDO DA VINCI. IT DATES MOSTLY BACK TO BETWEEN 1480 AND 1518. THE CODEX CONTAINS A NUMBER OF TREATISES ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS, INCLUDING MECHANICS AND GEOMETRY. THE NAME OF THE CODEX CAME FROM THE EARL OF ARUNDEL, WHO ACQUIRED IT IN SPAIN DURING THE 1630'S. IT FORMS PART OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY ARUNDEL MANUSCRIPTS.

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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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