Leonardo da Vinci Notebooks and Mirror Writing: Two notebook replicas available to examine in the Rare Book Room
Posted by Jane Metters LaBarbara.November 28th, 2016
Blog post by Beth Toren, WVU Libraries’ Media, Religious Studies, and Research Services Librarian
Early scientific journals were the private notebooks of scientists. Luxurious replicas of two notebooks by 15th Century Italian artist, mathematician, inventor and writer Leonardo da Vinci are available to examine in the WVU Libraries Rare Book Room. Leonardo wrote in Italian and using mirrored writing, writing backwards from right to left and illustrating with drawings. The notebooks contain his observations and brainstorming on multiple subjects in text, diagrams, and illustrations.
The Codice Leicester and Codice del Volo in their protective boxes:
