// The Register of Sources
Image & Source Credits
Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519; his works belong to everyone. The photography, digitization, and stewardship that make them viewable here are the work of the institutions below, who preserve the originals. This library claims no ownership of any scan or manuscript — every image is credited to the collection that holds it.
The Codices
- Codex Leicester
- Private collection. No images reproduced.
The Codex Leicester is privately owned; this library deliberately serves no images of it.
- Codex Trivulzianus
- Biblioteca Trivulziana, Castello Sforzesco, Milan
Images pending — no reproductions are served yet.
The Paris Manuscripts
The Drawing Collections
- American Collections
- Various American collections, via e-Leo — Biblioteca Leonardiana
Includes sheets held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and other US institutions.
The Catalogue
- Wikidata Catalogue
- Wikimedia Commons — license varies per file
Each file carries its own license on its Commons page; the catalogue links back to the source file.
Transcriptions
The diplomatic transcriptions across the entire library come from e-Leo, the digital archive of the Biblioteca Leonardiana in Vinci — the scholarly edition of Leonardo's manuscripts.
If you represent one of these institutions and would like a credit amended, or have questions about how your collection appears here, write to menachemberrebi@gmail.com. Corrections are made promptly.