Faint geometric sketches: circles, triangles and a box
Transmitted-light view; one figure labelled 'excess'
Seen in transmitted light, this leaf carries only faint pencil geometry: concentric circles and lens-like ellipses at the upper and mid-left, several small triangles, and a box drawn in receding perspective toward the right. The single inked word transcribed here, 'excess' (eccesso), stands as a caption attached to one of these figures. The sketches are geometric constructions; further faint marks are present on the sheet but were not transcribed.
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Circles, triangles and a foreshortened box
Across the sheet lie loosely drawn geometric figures: paired concentric circles and ellipses at left, a cluster of small triangles at upper right, and a rectangular box rendered in three-quarter perspective. They read as trials of plane and solid figures rather than a finished demonstration.
Figure captioned 'excess'
The one transcribed word on the leaf, 'excess' (eccesso), is written as a label beside a figure. In Leonardo's geometry the term marks the surplus of one area or magnitude over another, but no accompanying argument was transcribed here.