Learning about Making Manuscripts with a Cistercian Prayer Book
Why does the facsimile of the Herrenalb Prayer Book offer a precious insight into the ancient and fascinating art of crafting medieval codices? Let’s find out with Liz Teviotdale.
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“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: 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?
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: Atlas of Andrea Benincasa Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Atlas of Andrea Benincasa in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Fair enough (Frankfurt Book Fair 2013)
Every year we travel to the Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest of its kind in Europe. And every year, we meet and enjoy the news (and rumors) of the European publishing scene.