Riccardiana Epistle of Christopher Columbus

Ed.R.684bis Biblioteca Riccardiana (Florence, Italy)

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Christoph Kolumbus' Brief über die Entdeckung der Neuen Welt
Grande Viaggio di Cristoforo Colombo
Type: Printed book on paper
Size / Format: 8 pages / 14.5 × 19.0 cm
Origin: Italy
Date: 1493
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Early Prints
Genre: Chronicles / History / Law
Language: Latin
Content: Christopher Columbus' letter to Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon about the “discovery” of the New World, translated into Latin
Artist / School: Stephan Plannck (printer)

Available facsimile editions:

Facsimile Editions

#1 Grande Viaggio di Cristoforo Colombo

ArtCodex – Castelvetro di Modena, 2019

Publisher: ArtCodex – Castelvetro di Modena, 2019

Limited Edition: 999 copies

Binding: The facsimile comes in a dark blue leather folder with gold tooling. The facsimile and commentary are housed in a dark blue, silk-covered box with gold tooling (24 × 31 cm).

Commentary: 1 volume by Stefano U. Baldassarri, Lorenzo Baldacchini and Piero Scapecchi
Language: Italian

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) The edition also includes a reproduction on canvas of a painting of the caravels (sailing ships) that Columbus and his crew traveled on. Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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