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Atlases and Maps

• Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - Some Most Remarkable "Historic Maps" Showing Districts and Itineraries from Literature, Mythology and Tradition
• Catalan World Map - The First and Unique Circular World Map Issued from the Catalan-Majorcan School
• The Portolan Map of Christopher ColumbusThe Map, Ornamented with Gold was Executed by Christopher Columbus
• Universal Atlas, Diogo Homem - An Atlas by the most Fruitful of the Old Portuguese Cartographers
• The Vatican Ptolemy - A Masterpiece Because of the Quality of its Text and the Accuracy of the Drawing of the Maps
• Portulan Atlas by Juan Riczo (Oliva Atlas) - The Atlas Comprises 19 Port Charts on Parchment
• Juan de la Cosa Map - The First Representation of the American Continent
• Tabula Peutingeriana - Copy of an Antique Original of the 4th Century
• The Atlas of Prince Eugene - Views and Engravings Made by Matthäus Merian of Basel
• The Portolan Atlas of Battista Agnese - One of the Most Fascinating Navigational Charts of the 16th Century
• Castiglioni World Map - The Most Universal Accurate Navigational Map
• Cosmography of Claudius Ptolemy - The Masterpiece of Humanism's Cartographic Art
• Atlas Miller - A Exceptional Portuguese Atlas
• Landscapes and Urban Views of Colonial Chile - Drawings of the Early Chilean Settlements
• Drawing of Santo Domingo - A Drawing of Santo Domingo's Fortifications
• Costa Rica, Graphical Testimonies of its Colonial Stage - Drawings of the Early Costa Rican Settlements
• Map of the Mississippi - Map Dedicated to the "Excelentisimo Señor Duque de Jovenazo" by the Baron of Hontan - 1629
• Portolani - Ancient Nautical Maps in the Este Library
• The Map of the World by Giovanni Leardo - One of the First Circular Representations of the Earth
• Cantino's Map - Navigational Map Including the Islands of the West Indies
• Nautical Atlas of Jacobo Russo - Modelled on the Mediterranean Cartographic Schools
• 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
• 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

Astrology Manuscripts

• On the Influence of the Stars - A Manuscript on Astrological Medicine
• De Sphaera - The Most Beautiful Book of Astrology of the Italian Renaissance
• Losbuch in deutschen Reimpaaren - A Completely German, Rhymed Book
• Liber Physiognomiae - Art and Horoscopes in a pre-Renaissance Treatise on Astrology
• 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

Beatus of Liébana Collection

• Codex of Ferdinand I and Doña Sancha - The Most Beautiful and Complete of All the Beatus Manuscripts
• Codex of the Convent of San Andrés de Arroyo, Palencia - The Only Beatus Coming from a Nunnery
• Codex of the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña - Beatus of Liébana - Commentary on St. John the Evangelist's Revelations
• Codex Manchester - The Most Illustrated "Beato de Liébana"
• Codex of San Marned de Lorvao - Portuguese Manuscript of 1189 Copied by Egeas in the San Marned de Lorvao Monastery
• Codex of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos - The Most Beautiful and Spectacular Colour-Scheme of all of the Beatus
• The Escorial Beatus - The Miniatures are a Perfect Example of Mozarabic Iconography
• 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
• The Tábara Beatus - A Work from the Great 10th Century León School
• Seu de Urgell Beatus - A Magnificent Beato in the Style of the Mozarabic Miniaturist Tradition
• The Valladolid University Beatus - Distinguished by the Beauty of its Calligraphy and the Excellence of its Miniatures
• The Turin Beatus - Based on the Magnificent Gerona Beatus
• Codex of Alcaíns - The Beatus of 2000
• The Beatus of Saint Michael of Escalada - The Most Spectacularly Illuminated Texts Dating from the High Middle Ages - 10th Century
• Beatus of Liébana of Burgo of Osma - Written by the Cleric Pedro and Illustrated by Martino - 11th Century
• The Gerona Beatus - One of the Best Known and Most Studied Manuscripts
• The Apocalypse of San Juan - The Largest Beatus - 11th Century

Simon Bening Manuscripts

• The Book of Drôleries (The Croy Hours) - A Fabulous World of Miniatures
• Simon Bening's Flemish Calendar - A Major Work of Art in a Small Format
• The Flowers Book of Hours by Simon Bening - Superlative Flemish Book Illumination in Velvet, Gold and Precious Stones
• Rosary - A Prayer Book for a Spanish King
• Rothschild Prayer Book - A Most Beautiful and Precious Book of Hours from the Late Period of the Livres d’Heures
• Book of Hours - Book of Golf - A Work by Simon Bening
• Rosary of Joanna the Mad - A Masterpiece by Simon Bening

Duc de Berry Collection

• Les Petites Heures du Duc de Berry - A Majestic Illuminated Manuscript
• The Brussels Hours - Mysterious Jewel of the Duke of Berry
• Les Très Riches Heures du Duc du Berry - The Queen of Illuminated Manuscripts
• Les Très Belles Heures du Notre-Dame - Magnificently Illuminated Manuscript of the Duke of Berry
• The Turin-Milan Hours - The Only Known Illuminated Work by Jan van Eyck
• The Belles Heures of Jean Duke of Berry - The Limbourg Brothers' Masterpiece

Bestiaries

• Cynegética - Treatise on Hunting and Fishing - The Oldest, Most Beautiful and Enlightening Manuscript Dedicated to the Hunt
• The Model Book of Giovannino de Grassi - Guiding Images of Great Book Illumination
• Bestiarium - A Magnificent Codex Richly Embellished with Gold Leaf
• Emperor Friedrich II - De arte venandi cum avibus - The Wonderful Pictures of Birds in Flight Can Only Have Been Drawn from Nature
• Model Book of Rein - The First Medieval Model Book
• Gaston Phoebus - Le Livre de la Chasse - Book of the Hunt
• Book of the Hunt of King Modus - A Book of the Hunt Manuscript Made for Philip the Good
• Uccelliera - A Profound Study of the Rare and Precious Ornithological Repertory
• The Peterborough Bestiary - Wonders of Wildlife in Gothic Pictures

Charlemagne Manuscripts

• The Lorsch Gospels - The Legacy of Charlemagne
• The Golden Psalter of Charlemagne - (Dagulf Psalter) - Produced Prior to the Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne in the Year 800
• Hrabanus Maurus - Liber de laudibus Sanctae Crucis - A Monumental Manuscript Containing a Series of 28 Picture Poems
• Vita Sancti Liudgeri - One of the Most Fascinating Manuscripts of the Late Ottonian Period
• Drogo Sacramentary - One of the Finest Monuments of Carolingian Book Illumination
• Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Favourite Book of the Middle Ages
• Lorsch Annalen Fragment - A Small, Handsome Book - 8th Century
• Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Unfinished Last Work of Rudolf Von Ems - 13th Century

Charles V (Carlos V) Manuscripts

• Privileges of Charles V - Traditional Judgement Privileges in the City of Seville
• Book of Hours of Charles V - An Exceptionally Fine Book of Hours Created for His Coronation as Holy Roman Emperor
• Book of Dynasties - Arms and Origins of the Nobility of the Austrias
• Zúñiga Book of Hours - Specially Written and Illuminated for Juan de Zúñiga
• The First Circumnavigation of the World: Magellan and Elcano - The Key Documents on the Preparation and Progress of the Magellan-Elcano Voyage
• Younger Prayer Book of Charles V - One of the Most Precious Monuments of the Late Period of Flemish Book Painting
• The Elder Prayer Book of Charles V - The Prayer Book of the Famous Emperor in Whose Realm the Sun Never Set

Christian Bibles and Other Manuscripts

• The Book of Kells - One of the Most Mysterious Art Treasures
• The Salzburg Pericopes - A Collection of Gospel Texts for the Liturgy
• The Lorsch Gospels - The Legacy of Charlemagne
• The Bible of Tours - The Oldest Painted Spanish Manuscript
• The Bamberg Apocalypse - A Luxury Manuscript for Two Emperors
• The Morgan Crusader Bible - The Historiated Bible of Saint Louis
• Liber Testamentorum Ecclesiae Ovetensis - Notary's Book of Don Pelayo, Bishop of Oviedo
• The Bible of St. Louis - The Creation of Guillaume d'Auvergne, Bishop of Paris (1228-1249)
• The Bible of Saint Vincent Ferrer - Hand written codex of the XIV Century
• The Golden Bible Picturebook "Biblia Pauperum" - A Magnificent Medieval Manuscript in a Highly Unusual Format
• The "Book Altar" of Philip the Good of Burgundy - A Unique Work in the History of Art
• The Bible of Borso d'Este - The Most Beautiful Book in the World
• The Golden Psalter of Charlemagne - (Dagulf Psalter) - Produced Prior to the Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne in the Year 800
• Drogo Sacramentary - One of the Finest Monuments of Carolingian Book Illumination
• Codex Aureus - The Miniatures are Undoubtedly Among the Most Beautiful Works of the German School
• Catechism of Fray Pedro de Gante - A Fine Example of the Pictorial Catechisms Produced in New Spain by Franciscans and Dominicans
• Codex Etchmiadzin - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts in the World
• Carolingian Sacramentary - A Calligraphic Masterpiece from the Abbey of Saint-Amand
• Exultet Scroll - The Oldest Surviving Exultet Scroll in the World
• Treves Apocalypse - The First Illustrated Version of the Revelation of St. John
• Bible Moralisée - One of the Most Luxurious Gothic Manuscripts
• Mosa Psalter Fragment - A Sumptuous Manuscript Richly Embellished with Gold
• The Gospel Harmony of Eusebius - Among the Irreplaceable Masterpieces of the School of Reichenau
• The Joshua Roll - One of the Most Magnificent Surviving Manuscripts of the Imperial Court School of Byzantium
• Gospel Lectionary of Saint Petersburg - A True Jewel of Byzantine Art
• Codex Millenarius - A Codex of Outstanding Spiritual Value and of Special Cultural and Historical Interest
• Codex Purpureus Rossanensis - Contains the Oldest Picture of an Evangelist in the History of Illumination
• Gospel Lectionary of Reichenau - Considered the Key Work for the Evaluation of Reichenauian Book Painting
• Lorsch Rotulus - A Chef-d’œuvre of Carolingian Art
• The Sacramentary of Metz - Its Luxury makes it One of the Most Precious Testimonies to Late Carolingian Illumination
• Utrecht Psalter - The First Illustrated Psalter in the World
• Werden Psalter - A Sumptuous Psalter, Displaying Precious Luxury
• Berthold Sacramentary - The Finest Manuscript of the Romanesque Period
• Antiphonary of Saint Peter - A Work of Art of Such High Rank that Only Very Few Other Liturgical Books Equal It
• The Goslar Gospels - One of the Most Exquisite Creations Preserved to this Day from the Staufer Period
• The Ingeborg Psalter - One of the Most Significant and Luxurious Manuscripts of the Early Gothic Period
• The Krumlov Picture Codex - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts Kept in the Austrian National Library
• The Landgrave Psalter - One of the Finest Works of Early Gothic Illumination
• Moralized Bible of Saint Louis - A Masterpiece of Gothic Book Illumination
• Oxford Apocalypse - Among the Most Significant English Manuscripts of the 13th Century
• The Golden Book of Pfaefers "Liber Aureus" - Noted for the Extremely Lavish Gold Decoration of its Miniatures and Initials
• Psalter of Saint Louis - A King’s Prayer Book
• Ramsey Psalter - The Pinnacle of Book Illumination
• Speculum Humanae Salvationis - A Late Medieval Book for Religious Edification
• Wenceslas Bible - A First Class Illuminated Manuscript with 646 Miniatures
• Missale Hervoiae ducis Spalatensis Croatico-Glagoliticum - The Most Beautiful and Richly Embellished Illuminated Codex Written in the Croatian Church Slavonic Language
• Vorauer Peoples Bible - An Outstanding Document of the Cultural Development
• Gulbenkian Apocalypse - A Wonderful Example of English Illumination
• The Lindisfarne Gospels - The Bright Colours of Celtic Art - 8th Century
• Ottheinrich's Bible - The Queen of German Bibles
• The Bible of Federico da Montefeltro - A Very Special Monument to the Greatness of a Ruler
• The Gutenberg Bible - The 42 Lined Bible
• Apocalypse Johannis - The Book of the End of the World
• Epistles of Saint Paul - The Final Part of an Old Papyrus Codex - 3rd Century
• Anglo-Catalan Psalter - A Manuscript Produced in Two Different Locations and Time Periods - 14th Century
• The Trinity Apocalypse - The Most Famous Gothic Apocalypse - 13th Century
• Liber Precum - A Masterpiece of Late Medieval Illumination
• Bible of Nicolás III of Este - The Most Beautiful and the Most Celebrated Lombard-Gothic Codex
• The Lambeth Apocalypse - The World Famous Early English Apocalypse - 13th Century
• Byzantine Epigrams and Icons of John of Euchaita - Byzantine Traditional Chanted Hymns - 11th Century
• The Oxford Bible Pictures - Gothic Ivory and Glowing Gold - 13th Century
• Flemish Apocalypse - A Unique Illustrated Apocalypse - 13th Century
• Gothic Picture Bible - A Reminder of the Stained Glass Windows of Gothic Cathedrals - 13th Century
• The Codex Egberti - The Peak of Ottonian Illumination - 10th Century
• Hainricus Sacramentary - Magnificent Romanesque Book Art in Gold and Silver - 13th Century
• The French Apocalypse (Apocalypse 1313) - A Unique Creation by its Illuminator, Colin Chadelve - 14th Century
• The Textbook of Emperor Maximilian I - The School Textbook of "The Last Knight and the First Mercenary"
• Jacques Bruyant: Le Livre du Chastel de Labour - A Mediaeval Guide to a Fulfilled Life
• The Mainz Gospels - The Holy Scripture in Gold and Glowing Images

Christian Books of Hours & Other Prayerbooks

• The Guta-Sintram Codex - A Gem of Romanesque Book Art
• Les Petites Heures du Duc de Berry - A Majestic Illuminated Manuscript
• The Brussels Hours - Mysterious Jewel of the Duke of Berry
• The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux - Precious Treasure of a Queen
• Book of Hours of Queen Maria of Navarre - Undoubtedly the Most Important Manuscript of Spanish Gothic Art
• Les Très Riches Heures du Duc du Berry - The Queen of Illuminated Manuscripts
• Les Très Belles Heures du Notre-Dame - Magnificently Illuminated Manuscript of the Duke of Berry
• The Turin-Milan Hours - The Only Known Illuminated Work by Jan van Eyck
• The Sforza Hours - An Outstanding Renaissance Manuscript
• The Berlin Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy and Emperor Maximilian - Burgundian - Flemish Book Illumination in Perfection
• Book of Hours of Charles VIII King of France, 1483-1498 - A Profusion of Small Miniatures Interspersed with the Old and New Testament Motifs
• Book of Hours of Louis of Orleans - Exceptional Illuminations in a Tiny Manuscript
• The Black Book of Hours - A Radiant Treasure in Black and Silver, Gold and Blue
• Book of Hours of the Marquess of Dos Aguas - This Manuscript was Written on the Orders of the Marqués de Dos Aguas
• The Visconti Book of Hours - An Exceptionally Rich Book of Hours
• Simon Bening's Flemish Calendar - A Major Work of Art in a Small Format
• The Flowers Book of Hours by Simon Bening - Superlative Flemish Book Illumination in Velvet, Gold and Precious Stones
• The Glockendon Hours - A Prayer-Book for Albert of Brandenburg
• Book of Hours of Philip II - The Most Beautiful Manuscript in the World for the Most Powerful King
• The Book of Hours of Ferdinand I - An Exceptionally Fine Book of Hours
• 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
• Zúñiga Book of Hours - Specially Written and Illuminated for Juan de Zúñiga
• Book of Hours of the Medicis - A Wedding Gift from Pope Leo X
• Book of Hours of Charles V - An Exceptionally Fine Book of Hours Created for His Coronation as Holy Roman Emperor
• Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy - Containing Some of the Most Splendid Compositions by Leading Artists of the Burgundian Court
• The Prayer Book of Anne de Bretagne - A Queens Prayer Book
• The Prayer Book of Philip II - A Particularly Rich Work Owing to the Number of its Whole-Page Illuminations
• Older Prayer Book of Emperor Maximilian I - The Intimate Devotional Book of a Sovereign
• The Elder Prayer Book of Charles V - The Prayer Book of the Famous Emperor in Whose Realm the Sun Never Set
• The Farnese Hours - The Most Significant Manuscript of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art
• Prayer Book of James IV of Scotland and his Wife Margaret Tudor - The Wedding Gift of the Groom to his Bride
• Rosary - A Prayer Book for a Spanish King
• Rothschild Prayer Book - A Most Beautiful and Precious Book of Hours from the Late Period of the Livres d’Heures
• Younger Prayer Book of Charles V - One of the Most Precious Monuments of the Late Period of Flemish Book Painting
• The Flower Prayerbook of Renée de France - Gilded Miniatures Bound in Exquisite Velours
• The Prayer-Book of Albert of Brandenburg - Illuminations Executed by the Master Nikolaus Glockendon
• Novi Breviary II - The Croatian Redaction of the Slav Church
• The Vienna Hispana Codex - A Manuscript of Canons
• The Verona Sacramentar Manuscript - The Oldest Preserved Prayers of the Roman Church
• Würzburg Lectionary - The Earliest Extant Witness of the Roman Lectionary
• Petrarca Triumphs - A Triumph to the Dignity of its Last Owner, Cardinal Zelada
• Book of Hours of Alexander VI "Pope Borgia" - Masterpiece of the Flemish School
• The German Prayers of Susanna of Brandenburg - Festive Fireworks of Colours and Gold
• Book of Hours of Alfonso d'Este - The Last Really Extraordinary Creation of the Ferrarese
• The Master of Modena Hours - One of the Masterpieces of Lombard Illuminated Manuscripts - 14th Century
• The Belles Heures of Jean Duke of Berry - The Limbourg Brothers' Masterpiece
• The Book of Hours of the Weaving Virgin - A Clear Exponent of the Best French Style of the 15th Century
• Book of Hours - Book of Golf - A Work by Simon Bening
• The Book of Hours of Joanna I of Castile (Joanna the Mad) - An Exceptional Book of Hours by Gerard Horenbout
• Book of Hours of Doña Mencía of Mendoza - A Magnificent, Very Small, Book of Hours
• The Book of Hours of the Retables - A Book of Hours According to the Roman Custom
• Rosary of Joanna the Mad - A Masterpiece by Simon Bening
• Officium Virginis - A Modern Edition of an Old Book of Hours
• Book of Hours of Lorenzo de Medici - The Most Sumptuous and Amazing Binding of Any Book of Hours
• The Book of Hours of Master James IV of Scotland - An Exceptional Book of Hours by Gerard Horenbout
• The Bedford Hours - The Richest Book of Hours of the Middle Ages
• The Purple Passion of Fra Angelico - Commissioned by Piero de Medici

Christopher Columbus Manuscripts

• The Portolan Map of Christopher Columbus - The Map, Ornamented with Gold was Executed by Christopher Columbus
• 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
• Columbian Documents from the Library of the House of Alba - The Best and Most Varied Collection of Columbian Originals in Any One Archive
• 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
• Columbian Documents from the Simancas National Record Office - A Collection of 25 Documents
• Juan de la Cosa Map - The First Representation of the American Continent
• Testament of Ferdinand Columbus - The Deed of Gift of Ferdinands Library of 15.000 Books
• Last Days of Columbus and His Testaments - Documents Dating from Columbus' Last Voyage in 1504, to His Death Two Years Later
• 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

Geneology Manuscripts

• Jesus Christ Geneology - A Biblical History with Genealogical Trees
• Genealogy of the Kings of Aragón and Counts of Barcelona - Facsimile of the Manuscript Kept in the Monastery of Poblet
• Genealogy of the Spanish Monarchy - One of the Most Beautiful Codices of Spain´s National Library
• Rosary of World History - The Family Tree of the Ottoman Dynasty
• Genealogy of the Este Princes - The Portrait Gallery of the Lords of Ferrara

Historical Manuscripts

• The Domesday Book - One of the Three Most Important Books Ever Written
• The Book of the World - The Saxon World Chronicle - A Medieval Pictorial Broadsheet
• Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Favourite Book of the Middle Ages
• Book of Treasures - An Encyclopaedia Written by Brunetto Latini
• Ordinations and Ceremonials of the Coronation of the Monarchs of Aragon
• Marco Polo - The Book of Wonders
• Tschachtlan's Illuminated Chronicle - The Oldest Swiss Illuminated Chronicle
• The Great Burgundian Chronicle by Diebold Schilling of Bern - The "Zurich Schilling". The Immediate Source on the Burgundian Wars
• Diebold Schilling's Spiezer Illuminated Chronicle - The Crowning Achievement of His Art - Diebold Schilling's Final Masterpiece
• Bernardo da Sahagun - Florentine Codex - Lavish Illustrations and Plentiful Information About pre-Hispanic Civilisations in Mexico
• The Lucerne Chronicle of Diebold Schilling - A Picture Book of Swiss History
• The Swiss Chronicle of Werner Schodoler - A Classical Work on the History of Switzerland
• The Salamanca Armorial - A Gem Amongst Known Armorials
• The Empress's Codex - The Insigned Order of the Golden Fleece
• Leitura Nova of D. Manuel I of Portugal - Leitura Nova of D. Manuel I of Portugal
• Privileges of Carlos V - Traditional Judgement Privileges in the City of Seville
• The Chinoiserie's of Meissen - The Celebrated Collections of Designs and Patterns of Chinese Subjects Used Until the End of the Nineteenth Century
• Tuscany - Landscapes and Archaeology - The Magnificent Monumental Album of Lithographs Created by André Durand
• Albelda Codex - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts in the Escorial Library
• Book of Dynasties - Arms and Origins of the Nobility of the Austrias
• Trocortesian or Madrid Codex - One of the Four Mayan Codices to have Survived to the Present Day
• Documents from El Cid and Doña Gimena - From the Archive of the Cathedral of Salamanca
• Book of Marco Polo or The Wonders of the World - One of the Works Which Inspired Columbus to Set Out on His Voyages
• 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
• Tordesillas Treaties - The Document that Established the Demarcation Lines for the New World
• Carnero (The Sheep) - Conquest and Discovery of the Kingdom of New Granada - A Book That Seems Full of New Arid Vigorous Unforeseen Surprises
• Burgos Laws and Decrees - Ordinances Relating to the Rule and Treatment of Indians on the Island of Hispaniola
• The First Circumnavigation of the World: Magellan and Elcano - The Key Documents on the Preparation and Progress of the Magellan-Elcano Voyage
• The Battle of Lepanto - Key Documents - Documents from "The Most Important Event in Centuries"
• Veitia or Madrid Codex - Codex on Aztec Culture
• Palenque Drawings - Notes and Drawings Made on the First Archaeological Expeditions to a Maya Site
• Oldenburg Mirror of Saxony - One of the Earliest Works of Medieval Legal Literature
• Golden Bull - The Finest Version of the Golden Bull
• Fraternization Book of St. Peter - One of the Oldest and Most Venerable Monuments of Bavarian-Austrian History
• The Book of Zwettl - "Bear´s Skin" - A Luxury Manuscript Destined for Practical Use Which is Still Lavishly Decorated
• The Tournament Book of King René - The Only Testimony to the "pas d’armes" Held at Saumur
• Costume Book of Lambert de Vos - A Presentation of the Dressing Habits of Individual Peoples in Elaborate Form
• Mining Book of Schwaz - An Invaluable Source for the History of Mining in Schwaz
• Ani Papyrus - One of the Most Significant Egyptian Books of the Dead - 1300 BC
• Rosary of World History - The Family Tree of the Ottoman Dynasty
• The Lives of Saint Kilian and Saint Margaret - The Most Important Episodes in the Lives of Both Saints are Illustrated in Sumptuous Golden Miniatures
• Vita Sancti Liudgeri - One of the Most Fascinating Manuscripts of the Late Ottonian Period
• Codex of San Marned de Lorvao - Portuguese Manuscript of 1189 Copied by Egeas in the San Marned de Lorvao Monastery
• Dresden Mirror of Saxony - Germanys Most Important Legal Book - 14th Century
• Lorsch Annalen Fragment - A Small, Handsome Book - 8th Century
• Sancti Bonifacii Epistolae - The Letters of Boniface and Lullus - 9th Century
• Ostarrichi-Urkunde - An Imperial Diploma Dated November 1st 996 - 10th Century
• Codex Albensis - A Monument of Medieval History to Hungarian as Well as Central European Music - 12th Century
• Works of Publio Virgilio Marón - A Pictorical Manuscript with Many Illustrations in Gold and Colour
• Genealogy of the Este Princes - The Portrait Gallery of the Lords of Ferrara
• Inventory of the Possessions of Isabella d'Este-Gonzaga - Codex Stivini. The Art Collection of the First Lady of the Renaissance
• 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
• Relationships of the Michoacán - A Document of the Relationships of the Ceremonies and Rites of the Indians of the County of Michoacán
• 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
• Jost Amman - Art and Study Book - The First Book for Young People in the History of Printed Works
• Vergilius Augusteus - One of the Few Remains of a Rare Form of Late-Classical Majuscle Script
• Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Unfinished Last Work of Rudolf Von Ems
• The Golden Calendar Book - The Delicate Masterpice of Albrecht Glockendon
• The Marriage Certificate of the Empress Theophano - The Finest and Most Valuable of all Imperial Instruments of the Middle Ages
• Francesco Tranchedino - Diplomatische Geheimschriften - Written by One of the Oldest Important Theoreticians in the Field of Cryptography
• Emperor Maximilian - Theuerdank - The First German Book Destined for Bibliophile Collectors
• History of Alexander the Great - Owned by Margaret of Austria and Emperor Napoleon
• Vergilius Publius Maro - A Marvellously Decorated Illuminated Manuscript
• Mirror of the Saxons - The Most Important Law Book of the German Middle Ages
• Karlmann - Diploma of 878 - An Instrument Documenting the Donation of Some Land in Carinthia

Jewish Manuscripts

• Torah Scroll - Torah Scroll Fragment, Treasure of Jews' College , London
• Barcelona Haggadah - One of the Finest Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts in the Collections of London's British Library
• The Parma Psalter - An Exquisite Book of Psalms, one of the Great Treasures of Hebrew Manuscript Illumination
• The Kennicott Bible - One of the Most Beautiful Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts in Existence
• The Rothschild Miscellany - The Most Lavish Hebrew Illuminated Manuscript in Existence
• The Alba Bible - Rabbi Moses Arragel's Testament
• The Rothschild Haggadah - The Most Sumptuous of all Illuminated Haggadot
• Me'ah Berachot - A Miniature Book of Blessings and Prayers
• Perek Shirah - A Chapter of Song
• Hebrew Bible - An Example of Fine Ornamentation with Interlace, Filigree and Calligraphic Medallions
• Mahzor of Worms - An Excellent Testimony to Jewish Book Illumination in the Middle Ages
• The Picture Pentateuch of Moses dal Castellazzo - (Codex Chumasch) - A Hebrew Picture Bible Telling the Story of the First Five Books of the Old Testament
• The Darmstadt Codex - Pesah-Haggada - A Liturgical Book for the Pesah Feast
• The North French Hebrew Miscellany - One of the World's Most Sumptuous Hebrew Treasures
• Prato Haggadah - Sumptuously Illuminated with Gold and Silver in Sephardic Spain

Literature Manuscripts

• The Book of the World - The Saxon World Chronicle - A Medieval Pictorial Broadsheet
• Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle - Stricker: Charlemagne - The Favourite Book of the Middle Ages
• Book of the Knight Zifar - The First Book of Knight-Errantry
• Book of Treasures - An Encyclopaedia Written by Brunetto Latini
• Pierre Sala's Book of Love - One of the Most Beautiful Declarations of Love Ever Made
• Carnero (The Sheep) - Conquest and Discovery of the Kingdom of New Granada - A Book That Seems Full of New Arid Vigorous Unforeseen Surprises
• Vergilius Vaticanus - A Unique Testimony to Late Roman Book Illustration
• Losbuch in deutschen Reimpaaren - A Completely German, Rhymed Book
• Willehalm - One of the Most Famous Pieces of Medieval Literature
• The Tournament Book of King René - The Only Testimony to the "pas d’armes" Held at Saumur
• Ambras Book of Heroes - A Significant Work in the Tradition of High and Late Medieval German Epic Poetry
• 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
• Roman de la Rose for Francis I - One of the Most Popular Books in History
• Oldenburg Mirror of Saxony - One of the Earliest Works of Medieval Legal Literature
• Hrabanus Maurus - Liber de laudibus Sanctae Crucis - A Monumental Manuscript Containing a Series of 28 Picture Poems
• De Balneis Puteoli - Pietro da Eboli's Poem on the Medical Benefits of Different Spa Waters
• "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
• El Buscón by Don Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas - One of the First Contemporary Novels
• Egenolf von Staufenberg - The Story of Peter the Knight - Egenolf von Staufenberg - The Story of Peter the Knight
• Ulrich Boner - The Precious Stone - One of the First Books to Address a Bourgeois Readership
• Wolfram von Eschenbach - Willehalm - 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
• Cantar de Cantares - A Book to Sing the Praises of Love and Display it in all its Finery - 21st Century
• Book of Daniel - Dreams to be Interpreted, Visions and Prophecies - 21st Century
• Emperor Maximilian - Theuerdank - The First German Book Destined for Bibliophile Collectors
• The Ellesmere Chaucer - The Most Famous of all English Literary Manuscripts - 14th Century
• Gaston Phoebus – The Master of Game - Images Like Tapestries - 14th Century
• Jacques Bruyant: Le Livre du Chastel de Labour - A Mediaeval Guide to a Fulfilled Life
• The Divine Comedy - An Exceptional Manuscript of the Divine Comedy
• Book of Lovers - The Moving Story of a Love Without Words
• Of Wondrous Occurrences - A Fascinating Collection of Late Medieval Fantasies and Beliefs
• 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

Music Manuscripts

• The Squarcialupi Codex - Among the Most Magnificent Works in the History of Italian Illumination
• The Gradual of St. Katharinental - Religious Chants in Magnificent Gold
• The Las Huelgas Musical Codex - Undoubtedly One of the Most Important Manuscripts in the History of Spanish Music
• Mondsee-Wiener Liederhandschrift - One of the Most Important Monuments of the Medieval Art of Lied
• Oswald von Wolkenstein - A Songbook for All Students of Late-Medieval Music
• Booklet of the Dance of Margaret of Austria - An Aid for Dancers Doing the ”Basses Danses”
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave verum Corpus, KV 618 - A Touching Piece of Music from One of the Greatest Composers
• Joseph Haydn - "Gott! Erhalte Franz den Kaiser" und Variationensatz aus dem Streichquartett op. 76, Nr. 3 (Kaiserquartett) - The National Anthem of Germany
• Joseph Haydn - Piano Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:49 - Play Haydn´s Sonata from the Personal Hand of the Composer
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem KV 626 - A Facsimile Edition of Mozart´s Famous Work
• Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 - The Most Famous of All Violin Concertos
• Exultet Scroll - The Oldest Surviving Exultet Scroll in the World
• Codex Albensis - A Monument of Medieval History to Hungarian as Well as Central European Music - 12th Century
• Profane Compositions - Musical Poetry for Court Celebrations
• Songbook of the Dukes of Burgundy - Illustrated by the Prestigious Workshop of Alexander Bening
• 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
• Fryderyk Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 - One of the First Major Works by the Composer - 19th Century

Muslim & Arab Manuscripts

• The Automata of Al-Jazari - The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
• The Holy Qur'an - A Treasure from the Topkapi Museum
• Arab Art in Cairo - A Decisive Contribution to the Knowledge of Arabian and Especially Egyptian Art
• Muley Zaidan Koran - A Fine Koran from the Private Library of Sultan Muley Zaydan of Morocco
• Koran of Ibn al-Bawwab - A Manuscript Whose Calligraphy is as Splendid as its Illuminations
• Siyah Qalem - Attributed to a Turkish Tribe in Southern Russia
• Abu Mansur Muwaffak ibn `Ali al-Harawi - The Oldest Preserved Manuscript in the Persian Language
• Dala’il Al-Hayrat - The Masterpiece by Abu Abdallah Muhammed ibn Abi Bakr ibn Sulayman al-Gazulı
• Abu Al-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Az-Zahrawi - Chirurgia - The Oldest and Also Most Important Link Between Greek Classical and Late Classical Medicine
• 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
• Tuti Nama - The Book of Parrots - A Persian Work Executed in the Mogul Style
• Rosary of World History - The Family Tree of the Ottoman Dynasty
• Mi'ragnama: The Apocalypse of Mohammed - Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy
• The Book of Felicity (Matali' al-saadet) - A Treatise of Felicity Commissioned by Sultan Murad III Especially for his Daughter

New World Manuscripts

• Bernardo da Sahagun - Florentine Codex - Lavish Illustrations and Plentiful Information About pre-Hispanic Civilisations in Mexico
• Catechism of Fray Pedro de Gante - A Fine Example of the Pictorial Catechisms Produced in New Spain by Franciscans and Dominicans
• The Portolan Map of Christopher Columbus - The Map, Ornamented with Gold was Executed by Christopher Columbus
• Imago Mundi - Contains 18 Treaties that Include Beautiful Drawings and Sketches
• Bulls of Pope Alexander VI on the New World - The Five Papal Bulls Issued in 1493
• Tordesillas Treaties - The Document that Established the Demarcation Lines for the New World
• Carnero (The Sheep) - Conquest and Discovery of the Kingdom of New Granada - A Book That Seems Full of New Arid Vigorous Unforeseen Surprises
• 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
• Veitia or Madrid Codex - Codex on Aztec Culture
• Palenque Drawings - Notes and Drawings Made on the First Archaeological Expeditions to a Maya Site
• Codex Borgia - A Unique Work in the History of Art
• Codex Zouche-Nuttall - An Aztec Screenfold Form of Manuscript
• Codex Magliabechiano - Contains Sections on the Ancient Calendar, Monthly Feasts, and Other Festivals
• Codex Tulane - A Richly Illuminated Mixtec Manuscript
• Codex Vaticanus 3773 - (Codex Vaticanus B) - The Only Pre-Hispanic Codex to Retain its Original Wood Covers
• Codex Dresdensis - The Most Important of the Three Maya Codices in Existence
• Codex Laud - A Key to the Understanding of pre-Hispanic Religion and Calendrics
• Codex Fejérváry-Mayer - One of the Best Preserved of All the Mexican Codices
• Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus 1 - The Grandest of the History Books of the Mixtec Tribe
• Codex Tro-Cortesianus - (Codex Madrid) - Maya Manuscript Giving Information on the Aspects of the Gods of Days
• 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
• Codex Cospi - One of Five Divinatory Screenfold Almanacs of the Borgia Group
• Documents in Connection with the Conquest of New Spain - Documents of Hernán Cortés and Pedro Alvarado
• 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
• Relationships of the Michoacán - A Document of the Relationships of the Ceremonies and Rites of the Indians of the County of Michoacán
• Map of the Mississippi - Map Dedicated to the "Excelentisimo Señor Duque de Jovenazo" by the Baron of Hontan - 1629
• Tudela Codex - A First Hand Source for Knowledge of the Mexican Religion

Philip II Manuscripts

• Book of Hours of Philip II - The Most Beautiful Manuscript in the World for the Most Powerful King
• The Prayer Book of Philip II - A Particularly Rich Work Owing to the Number of its Whole-Page Illuminations
• 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"

Philip the Good Manuscripts

• The "Book Altar" of Philip the Good of Burgundy - A Unique Work in the History of Art
• The Book of Drôleries (The Croy Hours) - A Fabulous World of Miniatures
• The Black Book of Hours - A Radiant Treasure in Black and Silver, Gold and Blue
• The Empress's Codex - The Insigned Order of the Golden Fleece
• Book of the Hunt of King Modus - A Book of the Hunt Manuscript Made for Philip the Good

Reichenau Manuscripts

• The Bamberg Apocalypse - A Luxury Manuscript for Two Emperors
• The Gospel Harmony of Eusebius - Among the Irreplaceable Masterpieces of the School of Reichenau
• Gospel Lectionary of Reichenau - Considered the Key Work for the Evaluation of Reichenauian Book Painting
• The Golden Book of Pfaefers "Liber Aureus" - Noted for the Extremely Lavish Gold Decoration of its Miniatures and Initials

Science & Nature Manuscripts

• ARATEA - A Sidereal Hour in Book Illumination
• Thêriaka and Alexipharmaka, Nicandre - Poisons and Antidotes - The Most Beautiful Codex of the Byzantine Renaissance
• Cynegética - Treatise on Hunting and Fishing - The Oldest, Most Beautiful and Enlightening Manuscript Dedicated to the Hunt
• Theatrum Sanitatis - Medicine as a Way of Life
• The Medicine and Pharmacy of Cosimo de Medici - Commissioned by the Emperor Frederick II
• Tacuinum Sanitatis - An Encyclopaedia of Natural Sciences
• The Automata of Al-Jazari - The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
• Piero della Francesca - Treatise on Geometry - The First Treatise on Geometry of the Renaissance
• Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Treatise on Architecture - One of the Milestones of the Architectural Theory of the Italian Renaissance
• Book of Simple Medicines - The Most Well Known Treatise on Medicine of the Middle Ages
• Lorenzo the Magnificent's Treatise on Arithmetic - A Renaissance Masterpiece Once Belonging to Lorenzo the Magnificent and Pope Leo X
• 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
• Metz Codex - One of the Most Important Scientific Codices of the 9th Century
• Pope Alexander VII Greek-Latin Dioscorides - The Pharmacopoeia Used in the Greek, Roman and Arab Worlds
• Imago Mundi - Contains 18 Treaties that Include Beautiful Drawings and Sketches
• Historia Rerum Ubique Gestarum - A Compendium of the Scientific and Geographical Knowledge of the Time
• Vienna Dioscorides - One of the Most Precious Late Classical Illuminated Manuscripts
• Codex Neapolitanus - One of the Oldest Manuscripts in the Tradition of Materia Medica
• Codex Etchmiadzin - One of the Most Precious Manuscripts in the World
• The Sacramentary of Metz - Its Luxury makes it One of the Most Precious Testimonies to Late Carolingian Illumination
• Medicina Antiqua - A Comprehensive Medical and Pharmaceutical Manuscript in Latin
• Abu Al-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Az-Zahrawi - Chirurgia - The Oldest and Also Most Important Link Between Greek Classical and Late Classical Medicine
• Tacuinum Sanitatis in Medicina - This Lavishly Pictured Handbook of Medicine was Conceived for a Lay Public
• Tacuinum Sanitatis (Vienna) - A Book on Health Arranged in Tabular Form
• Uccelliera - A Profound Study of the Rare and Precious Ornithological Repertory
• The Model Book of Giovannino de Grassi - Guiding Images of Great Book Illumination
• Bestiarium - A Magnificent Codex Richly Embellished with Gold Leaf
• Emperor Friedrich II - De arte venandi cum avibus - The Wonderful Pictures of Birds in Flight Can Only Have Been Drawn from Nature
• Model Book of Rein - The First Medieval Model Book
• Gaston Phoebus - Le Livre de la Chasse - Book of the Hunt
• Book of the Hunt of King Modus - A Book of the Hunt Manuscript Made for Philip the Good
• Historia Plantarum - The Medical Encyclopaedia of Emperor Wenceslas
• Millstätter Genesis- und Physiologus-Handschrift - A Well Known Carinthian Manuscript in Middle High German
• The Peterborough Bestiary - Wonders of Wildlife in Gothic Pictures
• Pomar Codex - Atlas of Natural History of Philip II
• Latin Dioscórides - Demonstrates the Greatness of the Work of Dioscórides
• August Johann Roesel von Rosenhof - Insecten-Belustigung - "Insect Entertainment" is Among the Most Famous and Charming Scientific Works of the 18th Century
• Book of Fixed Stars of Alfonso the Wise - The Birth of European Astronomy
• Gaston Phoebus – The Master of Game - Images Like Tapestries
• Frederick II's Art of Falconry - The Favourite Sport of Kings and Princes Until the Renaissance

UNESCO Listed Manuscripts

• The Lorsch Gospels - The Legacy of Charlemagne
• Vienna Dioscorides - One of the Most Precious Late Classical Illuminated Manuscripts
• Siyah Qalem - Attributed to a Turkish Tribe in Southern Russia
• The Bamberg Apocalypse - A Luxury Manuscript for Two Emperors
• The Codex Egberti - The Peak of Ottonian Illumination