title: Leonardo Da Vinci's right-to-left "mirrored" writing revisited.
abstract: Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomical drawings continue to attract the attention of the medical community. One of the intriguing aspects of these drawings is Da Vinci's use of right-to-left mirrored writing. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain his mirrored writing. This article presents a new explanation that takes into consideration the drawing material used and Da Vinci's known innovative ability. A collection of his anatomical drawings is currently on display in Boston at the Museum of Fine Arts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Reinke
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005197:Famous Persons; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006236:Handwriting; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy