Discover the world's most expensive books ever sold, from ancient manuscripts like the Codex Leicester to historic first editions such as the Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeare's First Folio. Explore the ...

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.

In 1994, Bill Gates purchased the “Codex Leicester,” a manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci, for an impressive $30.8 million (approximately Rs 256 crore).

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 ...

Bill Gates paid $31m (£25m) for Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester, in 1994. Image: The Codex Sassoon was sold for £30 million in New York. File pic ...

The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million.. For the record: The price ...

The price for the handwritten parchment volume, one of the world's oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, outstrips the £31m Bill Gates paid for Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester in 1994, while ...

Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester, a 16th-century manuscript, reveals his advanced theories on natural phenomena such as water flow, fossils, and geology. In 1994, Bill Gates bought the Codex ...

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.

The Codex Sassoon, dating from the late 9th or early 10th century, sold for $38.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday. It is believed to be the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible.