Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, 2 L.impr.membr. 64
Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon, Rés. 67633

Munich-Besançon Prayer Book of Maximilian I Facsimile Edition

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The Munich-Besançon Prayer Book of Maximilian I is the emperor's personal copy of a limited edition Christian prayer book printed in Augsburg by Johann Schönsperger 1514. It was embellished in the following year by the most prestigious German artists of the sixteenth century, including Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach. The book's many marginal vignettes are executed in delicate colored inks. The two portions preserved in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek and the Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon comprise about two-thirds of the original, the rest having been lost.

We have 2 facsimiles of the manuscript "Munich-Besançon Prayer Book of Maximilian I":

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#1 Das Gebetbuch Kaiser Maximilians I

Lucerne: Quaternio Verlag Luzern, 2017

  • Commentary (German) by Lange-Krach, Heidrun; Diemer, Peter; Ferreira-Lopes, Henry; Fabian, Claudia
  • This is a partial facsimile of one or more portions of the original document, Munich-Besançon Prayer Book of Maximilian I: the facsimile might represent only a part, or doesn't attempt to replicate the format, or doesn't imitate the look-and-feel of the original document.

The facsimile edition includes 2 volumes (facsimile and commentary) in the format 32.5 x 22 cm. The facsimile is a reproduction of all pages of the two partial books kept in Munich and Besançon in their original size and in the original order. The pages are represented on a larger white background. Linen bindings, thread binding, decorative slipcases.

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#2 Albrecht Dürers und Lukas Cranachs Randzeichnungen zum Gebetbuche Kaiser Maximilians I in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek zu München

Munich: Riehn & Reusch, 1922

  • Commentary (German)
  • Collection: a selection of documents associated by a common thread and collected by the publisher in a single edition.

Collection of 58 plates from the original document 2 L.impr.membr. 64 in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

Brief commentary section in German before the facsimile reproduction.

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