Leonardo da Vinci, the Long-Lost Manuscript and the Game of Chess

Here’s a thought-provoking story from BBC News on the discovery of an Italian manuscript apparently written by a friend of Leonardo da Vinci, namely the Franciscan friar and mathematician, Luca Pacioli, featuring chess illustrations that may even have been drawn by the legendary artist himself.

‘Da Vinci link’ to chess drawings

Tags: 1500s, 16th century, books, chess, chess drawings, chess illustrations, De ludo scacchorum, debate, Gorizzia, Italy, Luca Pacioli