This Open Culture guide aggregates the major digital repositories of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, offering a rare glimpse into the mind of the Renaissance polymath. Widely dispersed after his death, these manuscripts—written in his famous “mirror script”—cover topics ranging from anatomy and botany to hydraulics and flight. The article provides direct access to high-resolution scans from institutions like the British Library (Codex Arundel), the Victoria and Albert Museum (Codex Forster), and the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Codex Atlanticus), allowing users to explore his intricate sketches and ideas from the comfort of their screens.
Codex Arundel (British Library)