On the history of Illuminated Manuscripts and their Facsimiles
The Winchester Psalter
Miniature Cycle
Selected excerpts from the commentary by Kristine Edmondson Haney on the Winchester Psalter and its famous miniature cycle, a true masterpiece of English Romanesque illumination.
Decoding Manuscripts’ DNA with the Help of Commentaries
Faksimile Verlag explains us why commentary volumes are so important and how facsimiles enrich the fields of codicology, paleography, and art history.
Goodbye, Lisi!
Today I learned that Lisi Oliver passed away. I met her in Kalamazoo and Baton Rouge, and I’ll miss her.
Distortion in Textual Object Facsimile Production: Liability or Asset?
Fellow facsimile lovers, here is a treat for you: the finished version of an essay on the topic of distortion, soon to be featured on the Essays & Studies Series published for The English Association by Boydell and Brewer. I hope you'll find it interesting!
Codex Gisle – Gradual of Gisela von Kerssenbrock, now available
The Codex Gisle is finally available! To celebrate this amazing facsimile, we're happy to publish an article by Judith Oliver, author of "Singing with Angels", a book entirely devoted to the beautiful gradual illuminated by Gisela von Kerssenbrock. Thanks, Judy!
How Are Facsimiles Made?
Discover how Faksimile Verlag - one of the most famous publishing house - produced their illuminated manuscript facsimiles.
Happy Holidays!
The staff of FacsimileFinder.com wishes happy holidays and a great start to 2015 to all our readers!
Columbus Book of Privileges: Laying Claim with the Blessing of the Law
One of the least-known collections of legal documents had some of the greatest impact on the history of the Americas.
Galileo’s Star Power: the Sidereus Nuncius facsimile
“From Doubt to Astonishment” is how Galileo described the discoveries he made about the Earth and heavens. They proved to be earth-shaking.
Peterborough Psalter in Brussels facsimile: just announced!
The Peterborough Psalter in Brussels, the most beautiful of the Fenland manuscripts, has just been announced as the next facsimile by Quaternio Verlag Luzern.
Facsimiles, so what?
A day in Stanford
Have you ever sat in the Barchas Room at the Special Collections in Stanford and witnessed a real teaching class with a brilliant Faculty? Well, I did, today, and I was thrilled!
Beatus of Liébana, Berlin Codex: an uncommon Beatus manuscript
There are only three extant Beatus of Liébana manuscripts written and illustrated outside the Iberian Peninsula: the Berlin codex is, among them, the most peculiar. By Peter K. Klein
Book of Hours of Marguerite d’Orléans: facsimile now published
The Book of Hours of Marguerite d'Orléans facsimile (Das Stundenbuch der Margarete von Orléans), a fantastic edition by Quaternio Verlag Luzern, is now available for collectors and libraries.
The Westminster Bestiary and the bestiaries of the Third Family
Altough tremendously distinct from all other bestiaries, the five manuscripts of the Third Family (England; 13th century) have received much less scholarly attention than the bestiaries of other families. Ilya Dines discusses their features and origin.
Liber Precum, facsimile of an overlooked masterpiece of late medieval book illumination from Cologne
The Master of the St. Petersburg Liber Precum assumes an important place in Cologne painting between the tradition of Stefan Lochner and that of artists beholden to the traditions of early Netherlandish painting. Text by James H. Marrow.