On the history of Illuminated Manuscripts and their Facsimiles
New Video: Book of Hours of Margaret of Austria and Alessandro de’ Medici Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Book of Hours of Margaret of Austria and Alessandro de' Medici in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Getty Apocalypse Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Getty Apocalypse in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Voynich Manuscript Facsimile, Taking the World by Storm
The Voynich manuscript – also known as New Haven, Beinecke Library, MS 408 – is one of the most remarkable and mysterious manuscripts that has come down to us.
New Video: Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Ekotoba Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Ekotoba in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
Unfolding a Gold-Embroidered Binding — The Royal Psalter of Sainte Chapelle
The floral silk fabric that once protected the Psalter of Blanche of Castile is among the three surviving medieval embroidered bindings in France. When I saw it for the first time, I couldn’t believe someone could ever produce something so detailed.
New Video: Anatomia Depicta Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Anatomia Depicta in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Avicenna's Canon of Medicine in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Cartularies of Valpuesta Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Cartularies of Valpuesta in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
New Video: Shigisan-engi Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Shigisan-engi in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
A “Pop Bible” for a Lay Audience
You don't need to understand Anglo-French biblical verses to read this bible: written and illuminated in the 14th century, the codex features dozens of powerful illustrations.
New Video: Codex Aureus of Echternach Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Codex Aureus of Echternach in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
The Luttrell Psalter: A Treasure of Medieval Imagination
Stilt walkers, acrobats, human-animal hybrids... This is not a fantasy novel: it is a world-famous Late Medieval manuscript made in Lincolnshire, England.
New Video: Divina Commedia 1491 Illustrated Incunabulum Facsimile Edition
Once upon a time only dukes, popes, and princesses could hold a priceless artifact like the Divina Commedia 1491 Illustrated Incunabulum in their hands. Today, facsimiles allow you to leaf through them — well, at least virtually! So what are you waiting for?
10 Essential Details You Need to Know Before Purchasing a Facsimile Edition
What exactly is a facsimile edition? Why is it so expensive? How can I avoid frauds? Read on, and you'll find out!
Fabled Manuscripts
It is hard to tell who Aesop really was, but hundreds of generations have read his Fables. And in 15th-century Italy, a group of prominent painters illustrated many of his tales in a lavish manuscript.