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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Pictographs c.1487-90
Pen and ink | 6.0 x 10.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912697
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Pictographs c.1487-90
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A scrap of puzzle-writing, the first line being made of musical notes to be interpreted on the la, sol, mi, fa system. In the middle, the beginning of various attempts to put into pictographs the sentence previously given.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink
Measurements
6.0 x 10.3 cm (sheet of paper)
