The manuscript’s name has changed over centuries to reflect its high-profile owners:
: Unlike Leonardo's other notebooks, which cover broad subjects, this codex focuses heavily on hydrodynamics, exploring whirlpools, currents, waves, and hydraulic engineering.
: The 72-page manuscript was written in Italian using Leonardo's signature mirror-image script, which reads from right to left.
Let it not be shapeless noise, nor the bleating of a cursor without aim.
Fourth: . Sparingly, but exactly where the fit is loose. A claim without a hook is a wall without mortar.