In the first decade of the 15th century, a manuscript was created in Paris, the richly illustrated work of an extraordinary woman: Christine de Pizan’s “Epistre Othea”, the Othea letter, with images accompanying each instructive piece of advice from the goddess. In 101 miniatures, a fascinating worl…
Civitates Orbis Terrarum – Cities of the WorldFaithful facsimile edition of all six volumes from German libraries.Format: 28x41cm, totalling approx. 1600 pages with more than 600 coloured etchings.The 40-page academic commentary text of Volume I by Max Schefold contains an introduction to the enti…
On the occasion of the 550th anniversary of one of the greatest geniuses of all time, the Faksimile Verlag is publishing a unique testament to the creations and ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci: a total of 12 notebooks and two supplementary volumes with his personal notes are now preserved at the Institut…
Our manuscript offers a unique testimony of its time, not only from the point of view of medicine, pharmacology and the history of science, but also with regard to the history of mentalities and history of art. More than 240 skilfully executed illustrations, which offer an exceptional insight into t…
Allegories of life – the Tabula CebetisArundel MS 317 is a precious treasure of the Arundel Collection in the British Library. The magnificent manuscript is an impressive testimony to the radiance with which humanist scholarship and the spirit of the Renaissance spread from Italy throughout Europe…
A masterpiece of Central Asian art, one of the most important and at the same time most beautiful treatises on the starry sky, created for the greatest scientist on a ruler‘s throne, a symbol of the flourishing of the legendary city of Samarkand in the Middle Ages: this incredible manuscript is now …
A perfect, faithful facsimile edition finally makes available what is arguably the most beautiful edition of one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages: The Travels of Knight Jean de Mandeville from the famous Livre des merveilles ("Book of Wonders") is being published for the first time ever …
The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, truly rich in great art treasures, possesses a jewel that is unique in its kind and artistic form, while also being a truly enigmatic object: the so-called Vienna Model Book.Although it is commonly referred to as a model book in the literature, its actual pu…
