Documentationmap The stars of Samarkand

Documentation Folders – Discovering Art and History in Detail

Each documentation folder offers a fascinating introduction to an exceptional manuscript and its art-historical significance. Bringing together selected facsimile leaves and richly illustrated accompanying texts, it provides an insight into the artistic quality of the reproduction and conveys something of the unique aura of the historical original.

Faithful to their original models, the facsimile leaves bring the extraordinary artistry of manuscript illumination vividly to life. The finest details, luminous colours and intricately executed gold and silver embellishments are reproduced with the utmost care and precision. They invite close appreciation of the artistic refinement and exceptional craftsmanship embodied in these historic works.

The accompanying documentation explores the manuscript's origins, historical context and art-historical significance. It sheds light on its patrons, distinctive artistic features and, where known, the illuminators and workshops involved in its creation. The manuscript's subsequent history and preservation through the centuries are also examined, alongside selected aspects of the intricate process involved in producing its facsimile.

Combining the experience of exceptional manuscript art with carefully researched historical and scholarly insights, each documentation folder offers an invitation to discover the beauty, history and cultural significance of a remarkable treasure.