In 2011, Carlo Pedretti, an Italian historian and honorary citizen of the town of Romorantin-Lanthenay, donated a facsimile of the Codex Arundel to the museum. This codex was authored by Leonardo da Vinci and the donation was made in order to establish a documentary background on the famous Italian author.Article de la Nouvelle Republic It brings together many drawings by the artist-researcher, and most notably his project of a palace on the banks of the Sauldre river./ Blog with an article on Codex
