site.btaLargest Existing Collection of Authentic da Vinci Manuscripts, Drawings Presented at BAS

The largest existing collection of authentic manuscripts and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci was presented at the conference "The Codex Atlanticus: a testimony to the life of Leonardo - a multifaceted and complex mind and genius" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), its press centre said on Wednesday.

At the event, Monsignor Francesco Braschi, Doctor of Sciences of the Ambrosiana Library of Milan, researcher and priest, presented the concept of innovation and modern research as an innate characteristic of human nature from his perspective as a researcher and priest. 

The event was dedicated to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and to the less known aspects of his life.

The Atlantic Codex consists of 1,119 sheets of paper. Leonardo da Vinci's life as an artist, scientist and engineer is represented in this extraordinary collection, which covers a vast period of time: from 1478, when Leonardo was still working in his native Tuscany, to 1519, when he died in France. The sheets cover a variety of subjects, including mechanics, hydraulics, mathematics, architecture, curious inventions of war machines, parachutes and flying apparatuses, the BAS said.

The organizers of the event are the Embassy of Italy in Sofia, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the InvestBulgaria Agency.