Elmer Belt Library of Vinciana

A special collection of books and materials concerning Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian Renaissance. It was given to UCLA in 1961 by Dr. Elmer Belt, professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Medicine and a collector of Vinciana for more than sixty years. Dr. Elmer Belt presented his Library of Vinciana to UCLA in 1961; housed in the UCLA Art Research Library in the Dickson Art Center since 1966.