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LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)

Recto: The foetus in the womb. Verso: Notes on reproduction, with sketches of a foetus in utero, etc.

c.1511

RCIN 919102

Recto: Large drawing of an embryo within a human uterus with a cow's placenta; smaller sketch of the same; notes on the subject; illustrative drawings in detail of the placenta & uterus; diagram demonstrating binocular vision; a note on relief in painting & on mechanics. Verso: A note on light & shade; numerous notes on reproduction; L side of a foetus with a cord; 3 drawings of foetal liver, stomach & umbilical vein; sketches of chick embryo & membranes & front

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