History
On June 1 1509 the first printed edition was released in Venice by Paganinus de Paganinus. The clarity of both the written material and Leonardo's diagrams gave the book a popularity beyond mathematical circles. The book has since then been reprinted several times.
Today only two surviving copies of the original print exist, one at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan and the second at the Bibliothèque de Genève in Geneva.
The book was displayed under an exhibition in Milan between October 2005 until October 2006 together with the Codex Atlanticus.
The "M" logo used by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is adapted from one in De divina proportione.
Read more about this topic: De Divina Proportione
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