500 Years Ago, Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebook Was Cut Up and Separated. Now, the Inventor's Manuscripts and Drawings Are Reconstructed in an Online Archive

"Nearly 2,000 sheets of Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts and drawings have been reconstructed in a new online archive, marking the first time since the late 16th century that this set of works from the man considered one of history’s most famous inventors can be read in full and in order....

The digitization effort, called “Leonardotheka 2.0,” was led by researchers at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy, in partnership with England’s Royal Collection Trust, Milan’s Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana and the Biblioteca Leonardiana in Vinci, Tuscany. Different parts of Leonardo’s writings had been separated—sometimes cut mid-page—centuries ago, and spread across institutions."