Part of one of the world’s great treasures, a 36-page illustrated manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci, dealing with “the nature, weight and movement of water, is held by a leading da Vinci authority, Dr Carlo Pedretti, at the Christies saleroom in London. The manuscript is expected to fetch as much as $20 million when its owners, the Earl of Leicester, auction it in December. The British Minister for the Arts, Mr Norman St. John-Stevas, is fighting to retain the treasure in Britain by persuading the owner to make a private sale to the nation.
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Press, 23 September 1980, Page 8
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94Part of one of the world’s great treasures, a 36-page illustrated manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci, dealing with “the nature, weight and movement of water, is held by a leading da Vinci authority, Dr Carlo Pedretti, at the Christies saleroom in London. The manuscript is expected to fetch as much as $20 million when its owners, the Earl of Leicester, auction it in December. The British Minister for the Arts, Mr Norman St. John-Stevas, is fighting to retain the treasure in Britain by persuading the owner to make a private sale to the nation. Press, 23 September 1980, Page 8
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