The Universal Art Group brings together esteemed names such as Müller & Schindler, Faksimile Verlag, Kulturalis, Eikon Editores, and Haltadefinizione under a new collective identity.
Unique for its time is the virtuoso picture cycle which illustrates the complete life of Jesus in gold and vibrantly glowing colours. The so-called golden textura script throughout and a large number of miniatures painted on a golden background make this Codex Aureus one of the most important works …
It is as if the artists of the St. Alban’s Psalter, both scribe and painter alike, had music still ringing in their ears when they executed the Psalms from 1123 to 1135 in an incredibly lavish luxury manuscript.The outstanding miniatures and painted initials of the book form such an expressive and…
Glittering golden decoration frames the beautiful, almost romantic pictures of a hitherto anonymous 15th century German artist, images created to prove the existence of inconceivable things: birds that grow on trees; water that a virgin can carry in a sieve; as well as other, better known myths like…
This sky atlas collection by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (approx. 1596-1665) brings a masterpiece from the golden age of sky cartography to life and is called the most beautiful constellation maps in history. The Cellarius Sky Atlas is brilliantly decorated with…
The most precious medieval Book of Hours and a crowning achievement of Parisian book painting, this manuscript originates from the early 15th century. The elaborate decoration, the understanding of perspectives and their depiction, and the expressive mimicry of the people portrayed are all proof of …
At the beginning of the 16th century, this enigmatic and enchanting book was created in France: a manuscript that depicts the episodes of a moving love story in 15 full-page illustrations. Joy and dance find their place just as much as the shared ride and the lovers in conversation or in an intimate…
Gaston III., count of Foix and Béarn in the south of France, wrote his “Livre de chasse”, or Master of Game, in the years 1387-1389. This work not only represents the most famous record of medieval hunting, but may also be considered as one of the most interesting testimonies to the cultural history…
The most splendid Manuscript of the Revolution to John that Gothic art brought fort has been preserved for centuries in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge. Its richly colored Miniatures embellished with finely Toole gold are unparalleled among English apocalypses.Signatur: MS. R. 16.2, Libr…
