The exhibit was the first time the drawings have been collectively shown outside the Biblioteca Reale in Turin, and the display couldn’t have been done without months of planning and some high-tech help in the form of climate-controlled frames. It includes 11 drawings and Leonardo’s Codex on the Flight of Birds, an 18-page notebook which had never been shown in the United States. Thick magnifying glasses are available for visitors to truly get a sense of the detail Leonardo packed into the drawings, some of which are nearly complete and others that seem like quick doodles. The group of drawings is the latest coup for the Birmingham museum, which hosted a 15-week blockbuster Pompeii exhibit last year. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

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