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project "The Multimedia Codices of Leonardo da Vinci" aimed to exploit
the long dated experience of Giunti Publishing Group in the
reproduction, duplication and criticism of Leonardo da Vinci's works,
the Codices in particular. The key areas of the production were the
Giunti Codices fac-simile limited edition, that had required more than
25 years of effort and the acquisition of the full exclusive rights of
reproduction, but the objective was to spread the knowledge of Leonardo
da Vinci's works to both specialised and consumer communities. The
"database" of original manuscripts, drawings and texts is exploited
through a more "consumer-oriented" application, in which the "never
realised" Leonardo machines are shown as really working, his theories
on physics and anatomy are related to todays science, his works of art
are described and analysed in the Renaissance framework and his
projects of buildings and cities are virtually realised making use of
advanced 3D modelling.
The Objectives that the Codices project achieved the
following:
- European exploitation of European cultural heritage;
- dissemination of Leonardo's works;
- a reference product for experts, scholars and collectors;
- an "edutainment" product for general consumers.
The contents on the CD-ROM titles are:
- the complete script of the codex, with transcriptions,
translations and hypertextual navigation enabled;
- the "never realised" Leonardo flying machines virtually
working;
- his theories on physics and anatomy related to todays science;
- his works of art described and analysed in the Renaissance
framework;
- his projects of buildings and cities virtually realised
making use of advanced 3D modelling.
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