n which these manuscripts have been
published should practically restrict their possession to the great
libraries. But an excellent volume of selections from the writings of
Leonardo, which are found in so haphazard a manner scattered through
his codices and intermingled with his drawings and diagrams, has been
published in Italy (Leonardo da Vinci: Frammenti Letterari e Storici,
Florence, 1900). By kind permission of its editor, Dr. Solmi, this has
served as a basis for the text of the present translation. The
references, however, have {194} been verified with the complete
editions of Leonardo's works, while a different arrangement has been
made of the text.

L. E.

[Sidenote: Table of References]

TABLE OF REFERENCES

[A] Les manuscrits de Leonard de Vinci. Le manuscrit A de la
Bibliotheque de l'Institut. Edit. Ravaisson-Mollien, vol. i. Paris,
1880.

[ASH I] Les manuscrits de Leonard de Vinci. Les manuscrits H de la
Bibliotheque de l'Institut; 2038 (Ash I) et 2037 (Ash II) de la
Bibliotheque Nationale. Edit. Ravaisson-Mollien, vol. vi. Paris,
1891.

[ASH II] Idem.

[B] Les manuscrits de Leonard de Vinci. Les manuscrits B et D de la
Bibliotheque de l'Institut. Edit. Ravaisson-Mollien, vol. ii. Paris,
1883.

[C] Les manuscrits de Leonard de Vinci. Les manuscrits C, E et K de la
Bibliotheque de l'Institut. Edit. Ravaisson-Mollien, vol. iii.
Paris, 1888.

[C A] Il Codice Atlantico di Leonardo da Vinci nella Biblioteca
Ambrosiana di Milano. Rome; Milan, 1891. (Still in course of
publication.)

[D] See B.

[E] See C.

[F] Les manuscrits de Leonard de Vinci. Les manuscrits F et I de la
Bibliotheque de l'Institut. Edit. Ravaisson-Mollien, vol. iv. Paris,
1889.

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[G] Les manuscrits de Leonard de Vinci. Les manuscrits G, L et M de la
Bibliotheque de l'Institut. Edit. Ravaisson-Mollien, vol. v. Paris,
1890.

[H] See Ash I.

[I] See F.

[L] See G.

[Lu] Leonardo da Vinci: Das Buch vom Malerei. Herausgegeben v. H.
Ludwig. 3 vols. Berlin, 1882.

[M] See G.

[R] The Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci. Compiled and edited from
the original manuscripts by J. P. Richter. 2 vols. London, 1883.

[S] Leonardo da Vinci: Frammenti Letterari e Filosofici. Trasceiti dal
Dr. Edmondo Solmi. Florence, 1900.

[T] Il codice di Leonardo da Vinci nella Biblioteca del Principe
Trivulzio. Edit. L. Beltrami. Milan, 1892.

[V U] Leonardo da Vinci. Il codice del vol