The Scene:

Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan

 

The Crime:

Theft of the Codex Atlanticus, twelve volumes of writings and drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci.  Totaling 1,119 pages long, the contents of the Codex Atlanticus were produced between 1478 and 1519 and span a great variety of subjects, including flight, weaponry, musical instruments, mathematics, and botany.  It is the largest set of Da Vinci’s work.

 

 

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