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CODEX ATLANTICUS
Folio 812 r: Leonardo’s “car”

Theatrical machinery or ancestor of modern automobiles? Certainly, folio 812 recto of the Codex Atlanticus, which depicts the drawing for a self-propelled wagon, is one of the most famous of Leonardo: let’s go inside with Carolina and discover together the mechanisms that make it up. Enjoy the video!

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