The anatomical drawings by Leonardo held in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle are priceless works of art. We will follow their journey from Leonardo himself in the great hospitals of Florence in the Renaissance, to the Court of France at Amboise, to Whitehall Palace in London during the reign of William and Mary. The anatomical drawings were bound in books and held by the Royal family for 300 years, first at the Bureau in Kensington Palace, and then at Windsor Castle. At the direction of the Prince Consort, during the reign of Queen Victoria, a project began to preserve these 500 year old drawings. In 1978, by gracious permission of HM Queen Elizabeth II, it became possible for the very first time to produce a complete perfect reproduction of the entire collection of anatomical drawings for publication. 980 sets were produced and sold to universities, medical schools, and art galleries around the world. Dartmouth College purchased one of these 980 sets. The set is held in the Rauner Library in three volumes. The Da Vinci drawings have traveled across countries through various owners to the present day as one of the finest surviving drawing collections from the Renaissance. Join us on a great journey through several countries and across five centuries. 

David Sandberg is from Dedham, Massachusetts. He has a BA in European history from Framingham State University. He minored in Shakespearean Studies. "I love the existential force of Shakespeare. We connect with him even now because we share our humanity with him." David has worked at the Biomedical Libraries at Dartmouth College off and on since November of 1992. "I am always just mesmerized by the human body and its power to heal. It's both incredibly complex in so many ways and extraordinarily resilient. Working in a medical library is such a gift." David lives in Sunapee, New Hampshire on the Sugar River and spends his time outside of work at the Abbott Library on the weekends. "I love helping folks find the book they want. It's a joy to be able to do that."