History
of the Manuscript
The history of Codex 72 can be divided into three major periods:
the 17th Century
manuscript collections of Galileo and his disciples
Braccio Manetti
and
Vincenzo Viviani
the 18th Century
the collection of
Giovan Battista Clemente de Nelli
the 19th century
the
Edizione Nazionale
of
Antonio Favaro