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“Gold-glowing illuminations in an extraordinary luxury binding”

Bamberg Psalter
Probably Regensburg (Germany) — Ca. 1220–1230

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“The "Queen of Bible Texts" in an impressive ivory binding”

Codex Etchmiadzin
Monastery of Noravank (Armenia) — Ca. 989

<i>“The "Queen of Bible Texts" in an impressive ivory binding”</i>
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“The first multicolor printing in European book history”

Mainz Psalter
Mainz (Germany) — August 14, 1457

<i>“The first multicolor printing in European book history”</i>
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“A Byzantine masterpiece with the oldest surviving book illumination of the crucifixion”

Rabbula Gospels
Monastery of St. John of Zagba (Syria) — 586

<i>“A Byzantine masterpiece with the oldest surviving book illumination of the crucifixion”</i>
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“Containing the earliest portrait of an Evangelist in book illumination”

Codex Purpureus Rossanensis
Syria or Jordan region — 6th century

<i>“Containing the earliest portrait of an Evangelist in book illumination”</i>
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“Illuminated by no less than Belbello da Pavia and Rogier van der Weyden”

Missal of Barbara of Brandenburg
Mantua (Italy) — 1442–1465

<i>“Illuminated by no less than Belbello da Pavia and Rogier van der Weyden”</i>
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“An artistic mammoth work made in the famous Wenceslas workshop in Prague”

Wenceslas Bible
Prague (Czech Republic) — 1389–1400

<i>“An artistic mammoth work made in the famous Wenceslas workshop in Prague”</i>

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Ziereis Facsimiles Presents the Gero Codex to Pope Francis in Rome

On our audience with Pope Francis and personal delivery of the first numbered copy of the Gero Codex...

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Discover 50 carefully selected individual pieces from various genres and eras at particularly favorable prices!

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A Facsimile from Ziereis Facsimiles and a Piece of (Democratic) History: the Original of the Constitution of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

At the request of the President of the Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate: ZIEREIS FAKSIMILES makes a facsimile of the original of the…

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Ziereis Facsimiles at the University of Utrecht: Lecture at the Center for Medieval Studies

We were invited to the Centre for Medieval Studies at Utrecht University to give a lecture on the subject of "Facsimiles in research and…

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The Special Ones: Flemish Masterpieces

Artistic highlights of late medieval book art by Simon Bening, Gerard David, Willem Vrelant and Co...

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What would life be without art and culture? Because we value both as highly as you do, we would like to share with you some impressions…

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The Book of Kells in Trinity College Dublin: A Visit to One of Mankind's Greatest Book Treasures

Follow us in Dublin over the campus of Trinity College to the Book of Kells and the Chester Beatty Library!

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Ziereis Facsimiles with Pope Francis

During an audience, Christian and Georg Ziereis leaf through a facsimile edition of the Gero Codex with Pope Francis. The Gero Codex is the oldest splendidly illuminated manuscript from the scriptorium of Reichenau Abbey and now a UNESCO Memory of the World...

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Internationally Sought-After Facsimile Experts: Christian & Georg Ziereis

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Rothschild Canticles Facsimile Edition
New Publication - Quaternio Verlag Luzern, 2025

Rothschild Canticles

Abbey of Saint-Winnoc (Bergues, France) — Ca. 1300

A unique insight into the mystical experience of faith and the way of thinking of an educated woman of the late Middle Ages: enigmatic texts and opulent illuminations on almost every page designed for private meditation

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5,980 €
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Golden Psalter of St. Gall Facsimile Edition
New Publication - Quaternio Verlag Luzern, 2024

Golden Psalter of St. Gall

Francia (Soissons?) and the St. Gall Monastery — Ca. 870–900

A psalterium aureum from the Carolingian period for the famous monastery of St. Gall: probably created in the circle of King Louis the German, written almost entirely in gold and decorated with purple scenes from the life of King David.

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Boulogne-sur-Mer Aratea Facsimile Edition
New Publication - PIAF, 2023

Boulogne-sur-Mer Aratea

Benedictine Abbey of St. Bertin (France) — 10th century

The ancient starry sky in a richly decorated, splendid Carolingian manuscript: The marvelous constellations of Aratos of Soloi in 42 opulent miniatures of luminous colors and radiant gold

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Funeral Procession of Emperor Charles V Facsimile Edition
New Publication - PIAF, 2023

Funeral Procession of Emperor Charles V

Antwerp (Belgium) — 1559

In honor of an emperor and father: Charles V's sumptuous funeral procession in Brussels, orchestrated by his son Philip II and preserved for posterity in 34 masterful copperplate engravings

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1,490 €

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Trebizond Alexander Romance Facsimile Edition
New Publication - Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini, 2022

Trebizond Alexander Romance

Pontus, formerly Empire of Trebizond (Turkey) — Second half of the 14th century

A literary bestseller as political propaganda for the emperor of Trapezunt: Alexios' III staging as successor and heir of Alexander the Great in one of the finest Byzantine manuscripts ever

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699 €

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Laon Computistical Miscellany Facsimile Edition
New Publication - PIAF, 2023

Laon Computistical Miscellany

Probably Laon (France) — 9th century

Isidore of Seville's "Book of Wheels" in a intriguing Carolingian anthology: ancient knowledge of the time, the world and the stars in more than 60 colorful diagrams and miniatures

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2,390 €

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De Monstris Facsimile Edition
New Publication - Siloé, arte y bibliofilia, 2022

De Monstris

Padua (Italy) — 1668

Siamese twins, hybrids and "monsters": On the biological causes of physical malformations of humans and animals as a link between medieval conceptions of nature and modern science

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1,660 €

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Queen Mary Psalter Facsimile Edition
New Publication - Quaternio 2022

Queen Mary Psalter

London (United Kindgom) — Ca. 1310–1320

Incredible 374 gold miniatures of English Gothic and 464 bas-de-page scenes of mythical creatures and aristocratic daily life: One of the finest works of the Middle Ages and today an English state treasure formerly owned by Queen Mary Tudor

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14,900 €
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Atlas of Henry VIII Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - BELSER 2020

Atlas of Henry VIII

Venice (Italy) — 1542-1547

Made for the imperial aspirations of the English king: the magnificent luxury atlas of Henry VIII created by the famous Venetian cartographer Battista Agnese

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Codex of St. George Facsimile Edition
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Codex of St. George

Italy and probably Avignon (France) — First half of the 14th century

Commissioned by Cardinal Jacopo Stefaneschi at the notoriously lavish papal court in Avignon: The Legend of St. George, Slayer of the Dragon

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13,990 €
4,999 €

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Book of Hours of Besançon Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - ORBIS MEDIEVALIS 2020

Book of Hours of Besançon

France — ca. 1480–1485

Quite rightly attributed to the great Jean Colombe: an exuberant, richly illuminated testimony to the golden age of French illumination

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Brandenburg Evangeliary Facsimile Edition
New Publication - Quaternio 2021

Brandenburg Evangeliary

Magdeburg (Germany) — Ca. 1210

Golden miniatures as harbingers of the Gothic: a late Romanesque manuscript in the "Channel Style" for the Brandenburg Cathedral treasury glowing with gold and silver

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Divine Comedy Parigi-Imola Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - IMAGO 2020

Divine Comedy Parigi-Imola

Milan (Italy) — 1430–1450

72 miniatures between naturalism and dreamy, fairytale-like imagery: one of the most richly illuminated manuscripts of Dante's Divine Comedy

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Stammheim Missal Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - QUATERNIO 2020

Stammheim Missal

Hildesheim (Germany) — Ca. 1170

Created in Hildesheim and still in perfect condition today: one of the most beautifully illuminated examples of Romanesque illumination in Germany

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Hymn to the Trinity Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - ORBIS MEDIAEVALIS 2020

Hymn to the Trinity

Ethiopia — 15th century

Impressive liturgical hymns in a fascinatingly illuminated leporello: a unique testimony to the artistic traditions of ancient Ethiopian Christianity

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Treatise on Astrology by Albumazar Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - M.MOLEIRO EDITOR 2020

Treatise on Astrology by Albumazar

Netherlands — ca. 1325–1375

The great work of Albumazar, one of the most famous astronomers of the Orient: the astral mythology of Egypt, Greece, Persia, and India in a magnificently illuminated picture codex

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Psalter of Louis the German Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - ADEVA 2020

Psalter of Louis the German

Benedictine Abbey of St. Bertin (France) — 9th Century

Created for King Louis the German: a rare example of Franco-Saxon book illumination with interlace initials and splendidly gold-decorated framework typical of Insular art

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Briçonnet Book of Hours Facsimile Edition
NEW PUBLICATION - QUATERNIO 2020

Briçonnet Book of Hours

Tours (France) — ca. 1485

Jean Poyer's masterpiece commissioned by the cardinal and finance minister of the French king: 25 splendid miniatures like panel paintings in one of the most beautiful books of hours of the French Renaissance

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Bamberg Psalter Facsimile Edition
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Bamberg Psalter

Probably Regensburg (Germany) — Ca. 1220–1230

13,600 €
8,499 €

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Codex Etchmiadzin Facsimile Edition
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Codex Etchmiadzin

Monastery of Noravank (Armenia) — Ca. 989

15,800 €
6,799 €

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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis Facsimile Edition
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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis

Syria or Jordan region — 6th century

5,800 €
2,799 €

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Missal of Barbara of Brandenburg Facsimile Edition
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Missal of Barbara of Brandenburg

Mantua (Italy) — 1442–1465

12,500 €
4,499 €

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Rabbula Gospels Facsimile Edition
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Rabbula Gospels

Monastery of St. John of Zagba (Syria) — 586

3,800 €
1,499 €

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Wenceslas Bible Facsimile Edition
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Wenceslas Bible

Prague (Czech Republic) — 1389–1400

22,000 €
6,499 €

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Mainz Psalter Facsimile Edition
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Mainz Psalter

Mainz (Germany) — August 14, 1457

5,980 €
2,299 €

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