On the history of Illuminated Manuscripts and their Facsimiles
New Video: Mainz Gospels Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Mainz Gospels in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Jacques Bruyant: The Way of Poverty or Riches Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Jacques Bruyant: The Way of Poverty or Riches in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
The Oxford Apocalypse: An Innovative Codex for an English Prince
If you are curious to know how books were decorated in the high Middle Ages, take a look at the various stages of completion of the miniatures in this English Apocalypse.
New Video: Codex Legum Langobardorum Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Codex Legum Langobardorum in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Hortus Eystettensis by Basilius Besler: the richest botanical garden in Europe
The most complete guide on how to create a magnificent botanical garden, by the apothecary and botanist Basilius Besler.
New Video: Echternach Pericopes Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Echternach Pericopes in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Exploring the Bible’s Meanings, Finding Luxurious Gothic Art
Six centuries ago in the Netherlands, innovative manuscript art merged with Gothic style to create a lavish, gold-decorated codex comparing scenes from the Old and New testaments. It is called "Bible for the Poor", but was it really destined for the common people?
New Video: Marco Polo – The Book of Wonders Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Marco Polo - The Book of Wonders in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Remembering Manfred Kramer, Among the Fathers of European Facsimile Art
“Whatever you do, do it with passion” is the mantra that guided Manfred Kramer during his entire life, and his heritage still lives within the facsimile industry. He passed away on May 3rd, and this is my way of remembering him.
The Most Delightful Model Book of All
Did you ever wonder what Medieval painters used as models? Most of them had never seen exotic animals, and Gothic letters were hard to sketch by memory. One of Milan cathedral's first architects, Giovannino de' Grassi, provided them with a model book so splendid it became a work of art in its own right. Scroll down to see the video!
As Precious as Charlemagne’s Crown
The Lorsch Gospels, written with gold ink from beginning to end, is so well-preserved one would think it was made yesterday. Yet its full-page illustrations, glowing with real silver and held together by a carved ivory cover, reflect the height of artistic brilliance of Charlemagne's court.
New Video: Boccaccio’s Decameron Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Boccaccio's Decameron in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
From the Nile Banks to Laser Machines: Making a Papyrus Facsimile
How challenging is it to produce a papyrus facsimile? In this interview, CM Editores tell us all about how they managed to replicate a two-millennia-old treasure that merges ancient Egyptian figurative art and afterlife beliefs: the Papyrus Ani.
Bedford Hours – Unanswered Questions
You have probably heard of the Bedford Hours; many questions about this manuscript remain unanswered, so why not take the time to find out what mysteries linger on this beautifully illuminated codex?
The Sacramentary of Beauvais: A Millennium-Old Triumph of Gold
The ten surviving folios of the Sacramentary of Beauvais are the most striking portions of an 11th-century French liturgical manuscript, in which precious metals mingle with elaborate human figures on intense purple backgrounds.