Here is a list of seven facsimiles that are part of our Black Friday Specials: one piece of each, like-new conditions, the best prices available – and only for our most valued customers!
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1. Masterpieces of the Medieval World of Stars (Collection)
Black Friday Price*: 1,350€ 490€
*Only One Copy
The collection contains a selection of 10 miniatures gathered in one edition according to their astrological motifs. The leaves are presented in passe-partout. The golden details are reproduced with the use of authentic 23.5 carat pure fine gold.
2. De Sphaera (Ed. 1995)
Black Friday Price*: 1,980€ 670€
*Only One Copy
De Sphaera is today considered as the most beautifully decorated astrology book of the Renaissance. A wonderful work of art and an important cultural document at the same time, it was executed around 1470.
3. Portulans | Set of 3 Maps in Deluxe Walnut Showcase
Black Friday Price*: 2,400€ 1,050€
*Only One Copy
This collection of three ancient portulans, belonging to the Biblioteca Estense (Modena, Italy), is surprisingly well-preserved. The maps are contained in a walnut showcase, sized 67 × 45 × 14 cm, together with the commentary volume, the certificate of authenticity, a wooden bronze paperweight, and a magnifier.
4. Imago Mundi
Black Friday Price*: 2,460€ 1,450€
*Only One Copy
This encyclopedic work was one of the most consulted treatises of the time, and was used by Christopher Columbus to develop his ideas about the viability of navigating the Atlantic to reach the Indies.
5. Hortus Eystettensis
Black Friday Price*: 9,600€ 3,480€
*Only One Copy
Basilius Besler (1561-1629), was a reputable apothecary and botanist from Nuremberg in Germany. In 1596 he was appointed curator of the garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria, who commissioned Besler to compile a codex of the plants growing in his garden, a task which Besler took sixteen years to complete. Besler had the assistance of his brother and a group of skilled German draughtsmen and engravers. The work was named Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstätt).
6. The Grimani Breviary
Black Friday Price: 22,000€ 7,250€
*Only One Copy
The Grimani Breviary is one of the most embellished and detailed Flemish manuscripts to ever reach modern times. Illuminated by the Master of James IV of Scotland, Alexander Bening, the Master of the David Scenes, Simon Bening, and Gerard David.
7. Bible of Federico da Montefeltro
Black Friday Price*: 30,000€ 11,800€
*Only One Copy
The Bible of Federico da Montefeltro may be considered a great celebration of the art of illumination. This work embodies the peak of development in the fifteenth century of the culture of the figurative arts in Italy and Europe
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