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Facsimile Books

Book Illumination Facsimiles Pre 12th Century


[ ] The Domesday Book - One of the Three Most Important Books Ever Written - 11th Century
[ ] ARATEA - A Sidereal Hour in Book Illumination - 9th Century
[ ] The Book of Kells - One of the Most Mysterious Art Treasures - 8th Century
[ ]The Lindisfarne Gospels - The Bright Colours of Celtic Art - 8th Century
[ ] The Salzburg Pericopes - A Collection of Gospel Texts for the Liturgy - 11th Century
[ ]The Bible of Tours (Ashburnham Pentateuch) - The Oldest Painted Spanish Manuscript - 6th Century
[ ]The Bamberg Apocalypse - A Luxury Manuscript for Two Emperors - 11th Century
[ ]Cynegética - Treatise on Hunting and Fishing - The Oldest, Most Beautiful and Enlightening Manuscript Dedicated to the Hunt - 11th Century
[ ] Albelda Codex - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts in the Escorial Library - 10th Century
[ ] Codex Aureus - The Miniatures are Undoubtedly Among the Most Beautiful Works of the German School - 11th Century
[ ] The Escorial Beatus - The Miniatures are a Perfect Example of Mozarabic Iconography - 10th Century
[ ] Metz Codex - One of the Most Important Scientific Codices of the 9th Century - 9th Century
[ ] The San Millan de la Cogolla Beatus - The Most Complete of the Three Beatus Copies Which Belonged to San Millán de la Cogolla Monastery in the High Middle Ages - 10th Century
[ ]The Tábara Beatus - A Work from the Great 10th Century León School - 10th Century
[ ]Seu de Urgell Beatus - A Magnificent Beato in the Style of the Mozarabic Miniaturist Tradition - 10th Century
[ ]The Valladolid University Beatus - Distinguished by the Beauty of its Calligraphy and the Excellence of its Miniatures - 10th Century
[ ] Codex Neapolitanus - One of the Oldest Manuscripts in the Tradition of Materia Medica - 7th Century
[ ] The Golden Psalter of Charlemagne - (Dagulf Psalter) - Produced Prior to the Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne in the Year 800 - 8th Century
[ ] Drogo Sacramentary - One of the Finest Monuments of Carolingian Book Illumination - 9th Century
[ ] Codex Etchmiadzin - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts in the World - 10th Century
[ ] The Gospel Harmony of Eusebius - Among the Irreplaceable Masterpieces of the School of Reichenau - 11th Century
[ ] Hrabanus Maurus - Liber de laudibus Sanctae Crucis - A Monumental Manuscript Containing a Series of 28 Picture Poems - 9th Century
[ ] The Joshua Roll - One of the Most Magnificent Surviving Manuscripts of the Imperial Court School of Byzantium -10th Century
[ ] The Lives of Saint Kilian and Saint Margaret - The Most Important Episodes in the Lives of Both Saints are Illustrated in Sumptuous Golden Miniatures - 10th Century
[ ]Gospel Lectionary of Saint Petersburg - A True Jewel of Byzantine Art - 10th Century
[ ] Vita Sancti Liudgeri - One of the Most Fascinating Manuscripts of the Late Ottonian Period - 11th Century
[ ]Abu Mansur Muwaffak ibn `Ali al-Harawi - The Oldest Preserved Manuscript in the Persian Language - 10th Century
[ ] Codex Millenarius - A Codex of Outstanding Spiritual Value and of Special Cultural and Historical Interest - 9th Century
[ ] Codex Purpureus Rossanensis - Contains the Oldest Picture of an Evangelist in the History of Illumination - 6th Century
[ ] Lorsch Rotulus - A Chef-d’œuvre of Carolingian Art - 9th Century
[ ]Utrecht Psalter - The First Illustrated Psalter in the World - 9th Century
[ ] Vergilius Vaticanus - A Unique Testimony to Late Roman Book Illustration - 5th Century
[ ] Werden Psalter - A Sumptuous Psalter, Displaying Precious Luxury - 11th Century
[ ]The Beatus of Saint Michael of Escalada - The Most Spectacularly Illuminated Texts Dating from the High Middle Ages - 10th Century
[ ]Echternach Sacramentary and Antiphonary - A Forerunner of the Roman Missal - 11th Century
[ ]Epistles of Saint Paul - The Final Part of an Old Papyrus Codex - 3rd Century
[ ]Byzantine Epigrams and Icons of John of Euchaita - Byzantine Traditional Chanted Hymns - 11th Century
[ ] Vergilius Augusteus - One of the Few Remains of a Rare Form of Late-Classical Majuscle Script - 4th Century
[ ]The Mushaf of Iran - A Qur'an Compiled from Manuscripts from the Tenth to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century - 10th - 20th Century
[ ]The Marriage Certificate of the Empress Theophano - The Finest and Most Valuable of all Imperial Instruments of the Middle Ages - 10th Century
[ ]The Codex Egberti - The Peak of Ottonian Illumination - 10th Century
[ ]The Apocalypse of San Juan - The Largest Beatus - 11th Century
[ ]Psalterium Sancti Ruperti - The Smallest Facsimile Edition in the World - 9th Century
[ ]Rabanus Maurus Cassinese - One of the Leading Medieval Encylopedias - 11th Century
[ ]Sacramentarium Episcopi Warmundi - Illuminations Vivaciously Drawn with a Pen and then Coloured with Watercolours - 10th Century
[ ]Martirologio or Menologio of Basilio II - A Vital Reference Point for the Study of Byzantine Miniatures - 11th Century
[ ]The Echternach Pericopes - The Rich Pictorial Treasure of the Salian Dynasty - 11th Century

Book Illumination Facsimiles 12th to 14th Centuries


[ ] Barcelona Haggadah - One of the Finest Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts in the Collections of London's British Library - 14th Century
[ ] The North French Hebrew Miscellany - One of the World's Most Sumptuous Hebrew Treasures - 13th Century
[ ] The Parma Psalter - An Exquisite Book of Psalms, one of the Great Treasures of Hebrew Manuscript Illumination - 13th Century
[ ] The Brussels Hours - Mysterious Jewel of the Duke of Berry - 14th Century
[ ] The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux - Precious Treasure of a Queen - 14th Century
[ ] The Model Book of Giovannino de Grassi - Guiding Images of Great Book Illumination - 14th Century
[ ] The Oxford Bible Pictures - Gothic Ivory and Glowing Gold - 13th Century
[ ] The Peterborough Bestiary - Wonders of Wildlife in Gothic Pictures - 14th Century
[ ] Les Petites Heures du Duc de Berry - A Majestic Illuminated Manuscript - 14th Century
[ ]The Trinity Apocalypse - The Most Famous Gothic Apocalypse - 13th Century
[ ] Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Favourite Book of the Middle Ages - 13th Century
[ ] Ordinations and Ceremonials of the Coronation of the Monarchs of Aragon - 14th Century
[ ] De Balneis Puteoli - Pietro da Eboli's Poem on the Medical Benefits of Different Spa Waters - 13th Century
[ ] The Bible of Saint Vincent Ferrer - Hand written codex of the XIV Century - 14th Century
[ ]Codex Manchester - The Most Illustrated "Beato de Liébana" - 12th Century
[ ]Codex of San Marned de Lorvao - Portuguese Manuscript of 1189 Copied by Egeas in the San Marned de Lorvao Monastery - 12th Century
[ ]The Medicine and Pharmacy of Emperor Frederick II - A Precious Manuscript Illustrated in Sicily - 13th Century
[ ]The Las Huelgas Musical Codex - Undoubtedly One of the Most Important Manuscripts in the History of Spanish Music - 14th Century
[ ]The Turin Beatus - Based on the Magnificent Gerona Beatus - 12th Century
[ ] Berthold Sacramentary - The Finest Manuscript of the Romanesque Period - 13th Century
[ ] Antiphonary of Saint Peter - A Work of Art of Such High Rank that Only Very Few Other Liturgical Books Equal It - 12th Century
[ ] Codex Borgia - A Unique Work in the History of Art - Pre 15th Century
[ ] The Goslar Gospels - One of the Most Exquisite Creations Preserved to this Day from the Staufer Period - 13th Century
[ ] The Ingeborg Psalter - One of the Most Significant and Luxurious Manuscripts of the Early Gothic Period -12th Century
[ ] The Krumlov Picture Codex - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts Kept in the Austrian National Library - 14th Century
[ ] The Landgrave Psalter - One of the Finest Works of Early Gothic Illumination - 13th Century
[ ] Losbuch in deutschen Reimpaaren - A Completely German, Rhymed Book - 14th Century
[ ] Moralized Bible of Saint Louis - A Masterpiece of Gothic Book Illumination - 13th Century
[ ] Oxford Apocalypse - Among the Most Significant English Manuscripts of the 13th Century - 13th Century
[ ] Bestiarium - A Magnificent Codex Richly Embellished with Gold Leaf - 13th Century
[ ] Model Book of Rein - The First Medieval Model Book - 13th Century
[ ] Fraternization Book of St. Peter - One of the Oldest and Most Venerable Monuments of Bavarian-Austrian History -14th Century
[ ] Wenceslas Bible - A First Class Illuminated Manuscript with 646 Miniatures - 14th Century
[ ] Willehalm - One of the Most Famous Pieces of Medieval Literature - 14th Century
[ ] The Book of Zwettl - "Bear´s Skin" - A Luxury Manuscript Destined for Practical Use Which is Still Lavishly Decorated - 14th Century
[ ] Dresden Mirror of Saxony - Germanys Most Important Legal Book - 14th Century
[ ] Historia Plantarum - The Medical Encyclopaedia of Emperor Wenceslas - 14th Century
[ ] Millstätter Genesis- und Physiologus-Handschrift - A Well Known Carinthian Manuscript in Middle High German - 12th Century
[ ]The Master of Modena Hours - One of the Masterpieces of Lombard Illuminated Manuscripts - 14th Century
[ ] Gothic Picture Bible - The Unfinished Last Work of Rudolf Von Ems - 13th Century
[ ] Wolfram von Eschenbach - Willehalm - The Significant Later Work of the Greatest Poet of the Staufer Era - 13th Century
[ ] Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Significant Later Work of the Greatest Poet of the Staufer Era - 13th Century
[ ] Gottfried von Strassburg - Tristan and Isolde - One of the Most Influential Medieval Romances - 13th Century
[ ]The Ellesmere Chaucer - The Most Famous of all English Literary Manuscripts - 14th Century
[ ]Hainricus Sacramentary - A Magnificent Manuscript from Weingarten Abbey - 13th Century
[ ]Officium Virginis - A Modern Edition of an Old Book of Hours - 14th Century
[ ]Gaston Phoebus – The Master of Game - Images Like Tapestries - 14th Century
[ ]The French Apocalypse (Apocalypse 1313) - A Unique Creation by its Illuminator, Colin Chadelve - 14th Century
[ ]History of Alexander the Great - Owned by Margaret of Austria and Emperor Napoleon - 13th Century
[ ] Book of Fixed Stars of Alfonso the Wise - The Birth of European Astronomy - 14th Century
[ ]Prato Haggadah - Sumptuously Illuminated with Gold and Silver in Sephardic Spain - 14th Century
[ ]Frederick II's Art of Falconry - The Favourite Sport of Kings and Princes Until the Renaissance - 13th Century
[ ]The Mainz Gospels - The Holy Scripture in Gold and Glowing Images - 13th Century
[ ]Mirror of the Saxons - The Most Important Law Book of the German Middle Ages - 14th Century
[ ] Speculum Humanae Salvationis - A Late Medieval Book for Religious Edification - 14th Century
[ ]The Book of Psalms of Frederick II - A Little Jewel Illuminated in a Scriptorium of Asia Minor - 12th Century
[ ]Rotolo Exultet - One of the Most Extraordinary Scrolls in Terms of Visual Impact - 12th Century
[ ]Dante Estense - One of the Most Important Existing and Classified Manuscripts of this Great Work - 14th Century
[ ]Prayer to the Virgin - Legends of St. George and St. Margaret - 13th Century
[ ]Pontificale of Bonifacio IX - A Unique Work in the History of Art Made with 23.5 ct Gold - 14th Century

Book Illumination Facsimiles 15th Century


[ ] Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Treatise on Architecture - One of the Milestones of the Architectural Theory of the Italian Renaissance
[ ] Piero della Francesca - Treatise on Geometry - The First Treatise on Geometry of the Renaissance
[ ] The Laurentian Codex and The Art of Silk in Florence - Sheds Light on Every Aspect of this Fascinating Artistic Practice
[ ] The Squarcialupi Codex - Among the Most Magnificent Works in the History of Italian Illumination
[ ] The Alba Bible - Rabbi Moses Arragel's Testament
[ ] The Kennicott Bible - One of the Most Beautiful Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts in Existence
[ ] The Rothschild Haggadah - The Most Sumptuous of all Illuminated Haggadot
[ ] The Rothschild Miscellany - The Most Lavish Hebrew Illuminated Manuscript in Existence
[ ]The Prayer Book of Anne de Bretagne - A Queens Prayer Book
[ ] Les Très Belles Heures du Notre-Dame - Magnificently Illuminated Manuscript of the Duke of Berry
[ ]The Belles Heures of Jean Duke of Berry - The Limbourg Brothers' Masterpiece
[ ] The Berlin Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy and Emperor Maximilian - Burgundian - Flemish Book Illumination in Perfection
[ ]The Black Book of Hours - A Radiant Treasure in Black and Silver, Gold and Blue
[ ] The Great Burgundian Chronicle by Diebold Schilling of Bern - The "Zurich Schilling". The Immediate Source on the Burgundian Wars
[ ] The Book of Drôleries (The Croy Hours) - A Fabulous World of Miniatures
[ ] Marco Polo - The Book of Wonders
[ ] Pierre Sala's Book of Love - One of the Most Beautiful Declarations of Love Ever Made
[ ] The Sforza Hours - An Outstanding Renaissance Manuscript
[ ] De Sphaera - The Most Beautiful Book of Astrology of the Italian Renaissance
[ ] Diebold Schilling's Spiezer Illuminated Chronicle - The Crowning Achievement of His Art - Diebold Schilling's Final Masterpiece
[ ] The Turin-Milan Hours - The Only Known Illuminated Work by Jan van Eyck
[ ]The Bible of Borso d'Este - The Most Beautiful Book in the World
[ ]Lorenzo the Magnificent's Treatise on Arithmetic - A Renaissance Masterpiece Once Belonging to Lorenzo the Magnificent and Pope Leo X
[ ]The Visconti Book of Hours - An Exceptionally Rich Book of Hours
[ ]Pope Alexander VII Greek-Latin Dioscorides - The Pharmacopoeia Used in the Greek, Roman and Arab Worlds
[ ]Hebrew Bible - An Example of Fine Ornamentation with Interlace, Filigree and Calligraphic Medallions
[ ]Liber Horarum - Full Page Illuminations Attributed to the Flemish Master Gerard David (1460-1523)
[ ]Book of Hours of Queen Isabella of Castile - The Wealth of Detail is Characteristic of the Best Flemish Workshops
[ ]Rouen Book of Hours - A Fine Example of French Manuscript Illumination
[ ]Book of Dynasties - Arms and Origins of the Nobility of the Austrias
[ ]Zúñiga Book of Hours - Specially Written and Illuminated for Juan de Zúñiga
[ ] Missale Hervoiae ducis Spalatensis Croatico-Glagoliticum - The Most Beautiful and Richly Embellished Illuminated Codex Written in the Croatian Church Slavonic Language
[ ] Mondsee-Wiener Liederhandschrift - One of the Most Important Monuments of the Medieval Art of Lied
[ ] Older Prayer Book of Emperor Maximilian I - The Intimate Devotional Book of a Sovereign
[ ] Book of the Hunt of King Modus - A Book of the Hunt Manuscript Made for Philip the Good
[ ] Tacuinum Sanitatis (Vienna) - A Book on Health Arranged in Tabular Form
[ ] The Tournament Book of King René - The Only Testimony to the "pas d’armes" Held at Saumur
[ ] Vorauer Peoples Bible - An Outstanding Document of the Cultural Development
[ ] Oswald von Wolkenstein - A Songbook for All Students of Late-Medieval Music
[ ] Codex Zouche-Nuttall - An Aztec Screenfold Form of Manuscript
[ ] Ottheinrich's Bible - The Queen of German Bibles
[ ] The Bible of Federico da Montefeltro - A Very Special Monument to the Greatness of a Ruler
[ ] Novi Breviary II - The Croatian Redaction of the Slav Church
[ ]Works of Publio Virgilio Marón - A Pictorical Manuscript with Many Illustrations in Gold and Colour
[ ]Book of Hours of Alexander VI "Pope Borgia" - Masterpiece of the Flemish School
[ ]Profane Compositions - Musical Poetry for Court Celebrations
[ ]Liber Physiognomiae - Art and Horoscopes in a pre-Renaissance Treatise on Astrology
[ ]Apocalypse Johannis - The Book of the End of the World
[ ]Genealogy of the Este Princes - The Portrait Gallery of the Lords of Ferrara
[ ]Liber Precum - A Masterpiece of Late Medieval Illumination
[ ]The Book of Hours of the Weaving Virgin - A Clear Exponent of the Best French Style of the 15th Century
[ ]Latin Dioscórides - Demonstrates the Greatness of the Work of Dioscórides
[ ]Bible of Nicolás III of Este - The Most Beautiful and the Most Celebrated Lombard-Gothic Codex
[ ] The Book of Hours of the Retables - A Book of Hours According to the Roman Custom
[ ]The Textbook of Emperor Maximilian I - The School Textbook of "The Last Knight and the First
[ ]Book of Hours of Lorenzo de Medici - The Most Sumptuous and Amazing Binding of Any Book of Hours
[ ]Vergilius Publius Maro - A Marvellously Decorated Illuminated Manuscript
[ ]Mi'ragnama: The Apocalypse of Mohammed - Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy
[ ]Jacques Bruyant: Le Livre du Chastel de Labour - A Mediaeval Guide to a Fulfilled Life
[ ]The Bedford Hours - The Richest Book of Hours of the Middle Ages
[ ]The Purple Passion of Fra Angelico - Commissioned by Piero de Medici
[ ]The Divine Comedy - An Exceptional Manuscript of the Divine Comedy
[ ]The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold - A Precious Burgundian Treasure
[ ]Missale Magnum Festivum Georgii Challandi - Among the Major Works of Late Medieval Figurative Art
[ ]The Borgia Missal - One of the Most Significant Liturgical Manuscripts of the Period

Book Illumination Facsimiles 16th Century


[ ] Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - Some Most Remarkable "Historic Maps" Showing Districts and Itineraries from Literature, Mythology and Tradition
[ ] Bernardo da Sahagun - Florentine Codex, Lavish Illustrations and Plentiful Information About pre-Hispanic Civilisations in Mexico
[ ] The Flowers Book of Hours by Simon Bening - Superlative Flemish Book Illumination in Velvet, Gold and Precious Stones
[ ] The Swiss Chronicle of Werner Schodoler - A Classical Work on the History of Switzerland
[ ] The Salamanca Armorial - A Gem Amongst Known Armorials
[ ] Genealogy of the Spanish Monarchy - One of the Most Beautiful Codices of Spain´s National Library
[ ] The Empress's Codex - The Insigned Order of the Golden Fleece
[ ]Treatise on Architecture and Machines by Juan de Herrera - This Small Jewel Bears Witness to the Least Known Aspect of the Creative Genius of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
[ ]Book of Hours of Philip II - The Most Beautiful Manuscript in the World for the Most Powerful King
[ ]Privileges of Carlos V - Traditional Judgement Privileges in the City of Seville
[ ]Book of Hours of the Medicis - A Wedding Gift from Pope Leo X
[ ]Muley Zaidan Koran - A Fine Koran from the Private Library of Sultan Muley Zaydan of Morocco
[ ]Book of Hours of Charles V - An Exceptionally Fine Book of Hours Created for His Coronation as Holy Roman Emperor
[ ]Catechism of Fray Pedro de Gante - A Fine Example of the Pictorial Catechisms Produced in New Spain by Franciscans and Dominicans
[ ]The Prayer Book of Philip II - A Particularly Rich Work Owing to the Number of its Whole-Page Illuminations
[ ] Ambras Book of Heroes - A Significant Work in the Tradition of High and Late Medieval German Epic Poetry
[ ] Costume Book of Lambert de Vos - A Presentation of the Dressing Habits of Individual Peoples in Elaborate Form
[ ] The Farnese Hours - The Most Significant Manuscript of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art
[ ] Hamza-Nama (Vol. 1 and 2) - Deals with the Legendary Heroic Deeds of Hamza, a Persian Rebel Leader Active at the Time of Caliph Harun al Rashid
[ ] Prayer Book of James IV of Scotland and his Wife Margaret Tudor - The Wedding Gift of the Groom to his Bride
[ ] Codex Magliabechiano - Contains Sections on the Ancient Calendar, Monthly Feasts, and Other Festivals
[ ] Roman de la Rose for Francis I - One of the Most Popular Books in History
[ ]Rothschild Prayer Book - A Most Beautiful and Precious Book of Hours from the Late Period of the Livres d’Heures
[ ] Codex Tulane - A Richly Illuminated Mixtec Manuscript
[ ] Tuti Nama - The Book of Parrots - A Persian Work Executed in the Mogul Style
[ ] Younger Prayer Book of Charles V - One of the Most Precious Monuments of the Late Period of Flemish Book Painting
[ ]The German Prayers of Susanna of Brandenburg - Festive Fireworks of Colours and Gold
[ ]Pomar Codex - Atlas of Natural History of Philip II
[ ]Book of Hours of Alfonso d'Este - The Last Really Extraordinary Creation of the Ferrarese Illuminators
[ ]Book of Hours of Doña Mencía of Mendoza - A Magnificent, Very Small, Book of Hours
[ ] Rosary of Joanna the Mad - A Masterpiece by Simon Bening
[ ] The Golden Calendar Book - The Delicate Masterpice of Albrecht Glockendon
[ ] The Hildesheim Golden Calendar - An Outstanding Calendarium Reflecting the Transition from Romanesque to Gothic Art
[ ]Songbook of the Dukes of Burgundy - Illustrated by the Prestigious Workshop of Alexander Bening
[ ]Book of Lovers - The Moving Story of a Love Without Words
[ ]Of Wondrous Occurrences - A Fascinating Collection of Late Medieval Fantasies and Beliefs
[ ]The Book of Hours of Bonaparte Ghislieri - A Miniature Anthology of the Best Artists of the Bologna School of Illumination
[ ]Book of Hours of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain - One of the Most Significant Works of Art of the Late Middle Ages
[ ]Book of Hours of The Countess of Bertiandos - A Universe of Figures Saturating the Illuminated Space
[ ]De Historia Stirpium - The 1542 First Edition of the Work of Michael Isingrin of Basilea

Book Illumination Facsimiles 17th to 21st Centuries


[ ] Arab Art in Cairo - A Decisive Contribution to the Knowledge of Arabian and Especially Egyptian Art - 19th Century
[ ] The Chinoiserie's of Meissen - The Celebrated Collections of Designs and Patterns of Chinese Subjects Used Until the End of the Nineteenth Century - 18th Century
[ ] William Blake - Jerusalem - William Blake's Last Great Visionary Epic - 19th Century
[ ] Perek Shirah - A Chapter of Song - 18th Century
[ ] The Darmstadt Codex - Pesah-Haggada - A Liturgical Book for the Pesah Feast - 18th Century
[ ] Dala’il Al-Hayrat - The Masterpiece by Abu Abdallah Muhammed ibn Abi Bakr ibn Sulayman al-Gazulı - 17th Century
[ ]El Buscón by Don Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas - One of the First Contemporary Novels
[ ]Megillat Esther - An Intricately Illustrated Early 18th-Century Manuscript Scroll of the Book of Esther - 18th Century
[ ]Codice Resta - A Portable Gallery - 17th Century
[ ]The Herbal of Eichstätt - The Most Imposing Work in the History of Botany - 17th Century

Facsimile Documents, Incunabula and Maps

Facsimile Documents and Maps Pre 12th Century


[ ] Torah Scroll - Torah Scroll Fragment, Treasure of Jews' College , London -10th Century
[ ] Documents from El Cid and Doña Gimena - From the Archive of the Cathedral of Salamanca - 11th & 12th Centuries
[ ] Ani Papyrus - One of the Most Significant Egyptian Books of the Dead - 1300 BC
[ ] Sancti Bonifacii Epistolae - The Letters of Boniface and Lullus - 9th Century
[ ] The Vienna Hispana Codex - A Manuscript of Canons - 9th Century
[ ] The Verona Sacramentar Manuscript - The Oldest Preserved Prayers of the Roman Church - 6th Century
[ ] Ostarrichi-Urkunde - An Imperial Diploma Dated November 1st 996 - 10th Century
[ ] The Marriage Certificate of the Empress Theophano - The Finest and Most Valuable of all Imperial Instruments of the Middle Ages - 10th Century
[ ] Karlmann - Diploma of 878 - An Instrument Documenting the Donation of Some Land in Carinthia - 9th Century

Facsimile Documents and Maps 12th to 14th Centuries


[ ] Trocortesian or Madrid Codex - One of the Four Mayan Codices to have Survived to the Present Day - 14th Century
[ ]Tabula Peutingeriana - Copy of an Antique Original of the 4th Century - 12th/13th Century
[ ] Codex Vaticanus 3773 - (Codex Vaticanus B) - The Only Pre-Hispanic Codex to Retain its Original Wood Covers - Pre 15th Century
[ ] Codex Dresdensis - The Most Important of the Three Maya Codices in Existence - Pre 15th Century
[ ] Codex Laud - A Key to the Understanding of pre-Hispanic Religion and Calendrics - Pre 15th Century
[ ] Codex Fejérváry-Mayer - One of the Best Preserved of All the Mexican Codices - Pre 15th Century
[ ] Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus 1 - The Grandest of the History Books of the Mixtec Tribe - Pre 15th Century
[ ]Alexander's Novel - The Legendary Version of the Deeds of Alexander Magno - 13th Century
[ ]Il Milione - The Extraordinary Adventures of Marco Polo - 13th Century

Facsimile Documents, Incunabula and Maps 15th Century


[ ]The Vatican Ptolemy - A Masterpiece Because of the Quality of its Text and the Accuracy of the Drawing of the Maps
[ ] Book of Marco Polo or The Wonders of the World - One of the Works Which Inspired Columbus to Set Out on His Voyages
[ ] Imago Mundi - Contains 18 Treaties that Include Beautiful Drawings and Sketches
[ ] Columbus' Log of the First Voyage - Fray Bartolomé de las Casas' Manuscript Reproducing Columbus' Own Account
[ ] Historia Rerum Ubique Gestarum - A Compendium of the Scientific and Geographical Knowledge of the Time
[ ] Copy Book of Christopher Columbus - Six Letters Detailing Columbus' Journeys and Two Personal Letters to the Catholic Kings
[ ] Columbus' Success and the Discovery and Exchange System - A Collection of Letters, Permits, Ordinances, Capitulation's, Contracts and Other Documents
[ ] Deed of Marriage and Testament of Queen Isabella of Castile - Isabella's Political Experiences and Recommendations to Her Successors
[ ] Portuguese Memorial - The 1494 Memorial Sent by a Portuguese Noble to Queen Isabella
[ ] Bulls of Pope Alexander VI on the New World - The Five Papal Bulls Issued in 1493
[ ] Santa Fe Capitulation's - A Collection of Documents Dating from the Late 15th Century
[ ] Columbian Documents from the Simancas National Record Office - A Collection of 25 Documents
[ ] Tordesillas Treaties - The Document that Established the Demarcation Lines for the New World
[ ] Codex Tro-Cortesianus - (Codex Madrid) - Maya Manuscript Giving Information on the Aspects of the Gods of Days
[ ] Booklet of the Dance of Margaret of Austria - An Aid for Dancers Doing the ”Basses Danses”
[ ]The Gutenberg Bible - The 42 Lined Bible
[ ]Cosmography of Claudius Ptolemy - The Masterpiece of Humanism's Cartographic Art
[ ] Portolani - Ancient Nautical Maps in the Este Library
[ ] The Map of the World by Giovanni Leardo - One of the First Circular Representations of the
[ ] Francesco Tranchedino - Diplomatische Geheimschriften - Written by One of the Oldest Important Theoreticians in the Field of Cryptography
[ ]Ulrich Boner - The Precious Stone - One of the First Books to Address a Bourgeois Readership

Facsimile Documents and Maps 16th Century


[ ] Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - Some Most Remarkable "Historic Maps" Showing Districts and Itineraries from Literature, Mythology and Tradition
[ ] Carnero (The Sheep) - Conquest and Discovery of the Kingdom of New Granada - A Book That Seems Full of New Arid Vigorous Unforeseen Surprises
[ ] Portulan Atlas by Juan Riczo (Oliva Atlas) - The Atlas Comprises 19 Port Charts on Parchment
[ ] Burgos Laws and Decrees - Ordinances Relating to the Rule and Treatment of Indians on the Island of Hispaniola
[ ] Juan de la Cosa Map - The First Representation of the American Continent
[ ] Last Days of Columbus and His Testaments - Documents Dating from Columbus' Last Voyage in 1504, to His Death Two Years Later
[ ] The First Circumnavigation of the World: Magellan and Elcano - The Key Documents on the Preparation and Progress of the Magellan-Elcano Voyage
[ ] Book of Privileges - Titles and Privileges Granted to Columbus by the Catholic Monarchs
[ ] Book of Prophecies - Passages from the Scriptures Which Columbus Felt Were Related to Himself
[ ] Oath of Allegiance Sworn by Philip II to Pope Paul IV on Investiture as King of Naples - The Most Beautiful Gold Seal in the World
[ ] Philip II Will and Codicil - A Personal and Intimate Document, Revealing the Deepest Convictions of One Human Being
[ ] The Battle of Lepanto - Key Documents - Documents from "The Most Important Event in Centuries"
[ ] The Portolan Atlas of Battista Agnese - One of the Most Fascinating Navigational Charts of the 16th Century
[ ] Codices Becker I/II - Two Mexican History Manuscripts from the Mixtec Region
[ ]Codex Borbonicus - Describes the Subdivisions of the Aztec Deities and Rituals
[ ] Codex Vaticanus 3738 - (Cod. Vat. A, Codex Ríos) - Composed Between 1570 and 1589 on the Plateau of Mexico or in Italy
[ ] Codex Egerton 2895 - (Codex Waecker Götter) - An Important Example of How the Non-European Languages of the New World Were ‘Written’ in the Native Pictorial Tradition
[ ] Codex of Moctezuma - A Pictographic Record of the Towns and Tribute Goods of the Central Mexican Empire
[ ] Codex Peresianus - Codex Paris - Two Contrasting Scales of Large and Small Figures are Surrounded by a Mosaic of Pebble-Like Glyph Forms
[ ]Inventory of the Possessions of Isabella d'Este-Gonzaga - Codex Stivini. The Art Collection of the First Lady of the Renaissance
[ ]Castiglioni World Map - The Most Universal Accurate Navigational Map
[ ]Landscapes and Urban Views of Colonial Chile - Drawings of the Early Chilean Settlements
[ ]Drawing of Santo Domingo - A Drawing of Santo Domingo's Fortifications
[ ]President Washington Credential - One of the First Steps that Led to the Treaty of Saint Lorenzo
[ ]Costa Rica, Graphical Testimonies of its Colonial Stage - Drawings of the Early Costa Rican Settlements
[ ]"El Secreto a Voces" and "La Desdicha de la Voz" of Pedro Calderón de la Barca - Celebrating the Four Hundreth Anniversary of the Birth of Pedro Calderón de la Barca
[ ]Relationships of the Michoacán - A Document of the Relationships of the Ceremonies and Rites of the Indians of the County of Michoacán
[ ] Cantino's Map - Navigational Map Including the Islands of the West Indies
[ ] Nautical Atlas of Jacobo Russo - Modelled on the Mediterranean Cartograohic Schools
[ ] Tudela Codex - A First Hand Source for Knowledge of the Mexican Religion
[ ] Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg - Civitates Orbis Terrarum - The Earliest Comprehensive Collection of Realistic City Vedutas from all Over the World
[ ] Caspar Vopelius - Map of the Rhine of 1555 - One of the Greatest and Finest Works of 16th-century Cartography
[ ] Emperor Maximilian - Theuerdank - The First German Book Destined for Bibliophile Collectors
[ ] Heinrich Schweickher - Atlas of Württemberg - The Earliest Atlas of the Former Duchy of Württemberg
[ ]Set of Atlases: The Charles V and Magellan Atlases - The First Trip Around the World
[ ]Christopher Columbus - A Commemorative Work to the Great Explorer
[ ]New Herbal by Castore Durante - A Botanical and Medical-Pharmacological Masterpiece
[ ]Atlas of Lázaro Luis - Illustrating the Coastal Silhouette of the Known World at the Time

Facsimile Documents and Maps 17th to 21st Centuries


[ ] The Atlas of Prince Eugene - Views and Engravings Made by Matthäus Merian of Basel - 17th Century
[ ] Veitia or Madrid Codex - Codex on Aztec Culture - 18th Century
[ ] Palenque Drawings - Notes and Drawings Made on the First Archaeological Expeditions to a Maya Site - 18th Century
[ ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave verum Corpus, KV 618 - A Touching Piece of Music from One of the Greatest Composers - 18th Century
[ ] Codex Cospi - One of Five Divinatory Screenfold Almanacs of the Borgia Group - 17th Century
[ ] Joseph Haydn - "Gott! Erhalte Franz den Kaiser" und Variationensatz aus dem Streichquartett op. 76, Nr. 3 (Kaiserquartett) - The National Anthem of Germany - 18th Century
[ ] Joseph Haydn - Piano Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:49 - Play Haydn´s Sonata from the Personal Hand of the Composer - 18th Century
[ ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem KV 626 - A Facsimile Edition of Mozart´s Famous Work - 18th Century
[ ] Rosary of World History - The Family Tree of the Ottoman Dynasty - 17th Century
[ ] Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 - The Most Famous of All Violin Concertos - 19th Century
[ ]The Birth Charter of the Principality of Liechtenstein - Liechtenstein's Most Important Document
[ ]Map of the Mississippi - Map Dedicated to the "Excelentisimo Señor Duque de Jovenazo" by the Baron of Hontan - 1629
[ ] David Roberts - Egypt and Nubia - The Charming Watercolours Created by the Scottish Painter During His Journey to Egypt 1838-39 - 19th Century
[ ]David Roberts - The Holy Land - Sketches of Landscapes, Buildings and Genre Scenes from the Holy Land 1839 - 19th Century
[ ] August Johann Roesel von Rosenhof - Insecten-Belustigung - "Insect Entertainment" is Among the Most Famous and Charming Scientific Works of the 18th Century - 18th Century
[ ]Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 - Beethoven's Most Famous Work
[ ]Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 - Beethoven's Last Piano Concerto
[ ]The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes - This Literary Gem is a Perfect Caricature of the Literature Portraying Knights of Chivalry - 17th Century
[ ]Fryderyk Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 - One of the First Major Works by the Composer - 19th Century
[ ]Murúa Codex - Royal Genealogy and History of the Inca Kings of Peru - 18th Century
[ ]Little Organ Book BWV 599-644 - Johann Sebastian Bach - One of the Most Important Original Documents of Johann Sebastian Bach - 18th Century

Leonardo da Vinci Facsimiles


[ ] The Codex Atlanticus - The Largest Collection of Leonardo's Papers Ever Assembled
[ ] Leonardo Manuscripts in the Bibliotèque de l'Institut de France - Individual Notebooks Preserved in their Original Format
[ ] The Forster Codices - Three Small Notebooks Dating From the End of the Fifteenth to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Centuries
[ ] The Codex Trivulzianus - Leonardo's Attempt to Organise and Arrange that Part of the Italian Language Which Deals with Science, Philosophy, and Academic Subjects in General
[ ] Codex on the Flight of Birds - Leonardo's Theories on Flight
[ ] Leonardo's Corpus of the Anatomical Studies at Windsor Castle - Leonardo's Research Into the "Human Machine"
[ ] Leonardo's Drawings in the Reale and Regi Archivi of Turin - Leonardo Material Assembled by Carlo Alberto of Savoy About 1840
[ ] Leonardo's Drawings in American Collections - Including the Complete Series of Caricatures in the Spence Collection of the New York Public Library
[ ] Leonardo's Treatise on Painting - Il Libro di Pittura
[ ] The Codex Arundel - The Book that Closes a Century and Opens a New Millennium
[ ] The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci and his Circle in the Accademia Gallery, Venice

Australian Art Limited Editions


[ ] Dr.Doyle's Sketches in Australia - The Sketch-Book, Containing Forty Five Watercolours
[ ] The Haymarket Drawings - One of Australia's Most Important Contemporary Artists

Engravings, Posters and Prints


[ ] Banks' Florilegium - The Plants Collected on Captain Cook's First Voyage Round the World 1768-1771 - 18th Century
[ ]The Leaves in the Louvre and the Lost Turin Hours - The Five Saved Pages from the Turin Library Fire - 15th Century
[ ]The Four Seasons of the Duke of Berry - Portfolio - Les Très Riches Heures of the Duke of Berry - 15th Century
[ ]Folder with 12 Posters from the Beatus of Liébana of San Andrés de Arroyo
[ ]6 Miniatures from the Book of Hours of Charles VIII
[ ]12 Horoscopes from the Book of Hours of Charles VIII
[ ]12 Miniatures from the Beatus of Liébana of Ferdinand I
[ ]Tauromaquia - Homage Folder to Juan Reus
[ ]The Book of Kells Portfolio - One of the Most Mysterious Art Treasures
[ ]Seven Musical Scores Belonging to Isabelle de Valois - A Large Double Folio With Three Written Pages
[ ]The Bordeux Bulls - Goya's Nostalgic Reminiscence
[ ]The Drawings of Federico García Lorca - A Luxurious Portfolio of Lorca's Drawings
[ ]Diego Velázquez (1599 - 1660) - A Selection of Drawings from the National Library in Madrid
[ ] Gustav Klimt - Female Studies - Seven Facsimile Prints
[ ]Altarpiece of Joanna the Mad - Masterpiece of Simon Bening
[ ]Goya Drawings and Prints - A Selection of Goya's Most Popular Etchings

General Books

Art and Science


[ ] The Writings of Galileo Galilei
[ ] The Letters of Lorenzo de Medici
[ ] Catalogue for the Codex Atlanticus by Leonardo da Vinci
[ ] The Hermitage Catalogue of Western European Painting
[ ] A Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting
[ ] Masterpieces of Illuminated Books
[ ] Patrimonio Art Books
[ ] Marcel Thomas: Gaston Phoebus - Le Livre de la Chasse
[ ] H. G. Thulemeyer (1697)/Armin Wolf (1977): The Golden Bull
[ ] Ferdinand Hutz: Vorauer Peoples Bible
[ ] Katharina Hranltzky: The Most Beautiful Pictures from the Wenceslas Bible
[ ] The Codex Atlanticus
[ ]Mahmoud Farshchian
[ ]Emil Orlik - Aus Japan
[ ]The Faces of Christ

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