Security measures at the National Library in Sofia will be beefed up over the next three weeks, when it will display the first of its kind exhibition - "Leonardo da Vinci. The Artistic and technical paining during the Italian Renaissance."
A highlight in the exhibition is the original "Treatise on Painting", a selective compilation of Leonardo da Vinci precepts on painting.
The treatise is a key in understanding Leonardo's artistic theory, say modern scholars, who have organized and published the myriad notes that the genius artist and scientist left dispersed in his manuscripts.
Scholars and art connoisseurs will have the opportunity to explore Leonardo's keen eye and quick mind in Sofia from September 18 to October 10.
The exhibition is organized under the patronage of Parliamentary speaker Georgi Pirinski and Italy's Ambassador H.E. Gian Batista Campagnola.