Download DaVinci's Notebook from http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_263

dlDaVinci.py

#!/bin/python

# Download DaVinci's Notebook from http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_263
# 
# Format is:
# http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Proxy.ashx?view=arundel_ms_263_<page_number>_files/<resolution_level>/<column>_<row>.jpg
#
# Pages work in this fashion: f001r, f001v, f002r, f002v, f003r, f003v, ... and ends at f283v.
# At resolution 14, columns range from 0 to 33 and rows range from 0 to 24.

import sys
import urllib

def downloadDaVinci(saveFolder):
  # Values at resolution 14
  res = 14
  rows = 24
  cols = 33
  
  # Page number to start downloading from (1 is smallest)
  cur_page = 1 
  # Page number to finish downloading on (283 is largest)
  end_page = 283

  # Variable that we will flip at end of loop to alternamte between r's and v's
  ending = True

  # Start the download loop ...
  while (cur_page <= end_page):
    print "Starting download..."

    page = "f%s" % (str(cur_page).zfill(3))

    if ending:
      page += "r"
      ending = False
    else:
      page += "v"
      ending = True
      cur_page += 1

    for r in range(rows):
      for c in range(cols):
        try:
          print "Saving arundel_ms_263_%s_files/%d/%d_%d.jpg" % (page, res, c, r)
          urllib.urlretrieve (
            "http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Proxy.ashx?view=arundel_ms_263_%s_files/%d/%d_%d.jpg" % (page, res, c, r), 
            saveFolder + "%s-%d-%d-%d.jpg" % (page, res, r, c) # Note: row and column are reversed. This made more sense to me.
          )
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
          print "Exiting..."
          return

  print "Download finished!"


if __name__ == "__main__":
  # Check if a save folder was specified in arguments
  if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    downloadDaVinci(sys.argv[1])

  # Otherwise save to the current directory
  else:
    downloadDaVinci("")