Spine of the bound volume
Tooled brown leather with gilt title "Notes et dessins de Léonard de Vinci", volume I
The tooled brown leather spine of the volume, raised on bands and lettered in gilt with the binder's title identifying the manuscript as notes and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, marked as volume I, with a library monogram, a "Bib. Nat." stamp at the head, and shelf labels at the foot.