On the history of Illuminated Manuscripts and their Facsimiles
“Modern Men Like Brevity Above All Things”
Around 1260, the Catalan mystic Ramon Llull set out to convert Muslims to Christianity with mathematical diagrams – he ended up with a logical method that influenced philosophers for generations.
New Video: Breviari d’Amor de Matfre Ermengaud Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Breviari d'Amor de Matfre Ermengaud in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Illuminated Apocalypse of Lyon Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Illuminated Apocalypse of Lyon in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Matrícula de Tributos – Moctezuma Codex Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Matrícula de Tributos - Moctezuma Codex in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Ramon Llull’s Tree of the Philosophy of Love Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Ramon Llull's Tree of the Philosophy of Love in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Codex Rotundus Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Codex Rotundus in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Vergilius Publius Maro: Bucolicon, Georgicon, Aeneis Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Vergilius Publius Maro: Bucolicon, Georgicon, Aeneis in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Lemberg Gospels Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Lemberg Gospels in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Gaston Phoebus – Master of Game Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Gaston Phoebus - Master of Game in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Cosmography of Claudius Ptolemy Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Cosmography of Claudius Ptolemy in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Kneeling Before a Holy Relic – The Royal Psalter of Sainte Chapelle
This is the story of how I got to lay my hands on the original leaves of the Psalter of Blanche of Castile. I knew that the manuscript Müller & Schindler is planning to publish in facsimile is a piece of world history, but I wasn’t expecting such a holy experience.
New Video: Rothschild Hours Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Rothschild Hours in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
My Weekend at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair
Twelve sketchbooks by Leonardo da Vinci, an augmented reality app, a fairy tale book illustrated by Picasso, and an apocryphal Don Quixote: this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair has so many amazing facsimiles to offer that I can’t choose my favorite!
New Video: Vita Kiliani Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Vita Kiliani in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
A Renaissance Exhibition in Book-Form
Ever dreamed of hosting a Renaissance exhibition in your living-room? With the new facsimile by Quaternio Verlag, unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair, you can!