The Codex sale marked a record for a historical manuscript, besting the $31 million Bill Gates paid for Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester back in 1994.

The record-breaking price surpassed the 1994 sale of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester manuscript, which sold for $30.8 million. U.S. Ambassador to Romania Alfred Moses purchased the Codex ...

Codex Leicester. A collection of scientific observations by Leonardo da Vinci, the Codex Leicester was written in the early 1500s. The 72-page manuscript is named after Thomas Coke, ...

Its record-setting price bested that of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester manuscript, which sold for US$30.8 million in 1994 to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

The Codex Leicester, a journal with writings by Leonardo Da Vinci, fetched $30.8 million in 1994. And a copy of the Magna Carta sold for $21.1 million in 2007.