Worlds of Wisdom

Up Close - Travel Around the World with Ziereis Facsimiles

Libraries, exhibitions and congresses all over the world - come with us on our travels!
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Facsimile Basics

The Answers to the Three Most Important Questions
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Genres Explained: from Bestiaries to Books of Hours

What are Beatus manuscripts and how are books of hours structured? We will explain it to you!
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Styles Explained: from Late Antique to Renaissance

What is typically Ottonian, Romanesque, or Gothic? Find out here!
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A Sprint through History: from the 5th to the 16th centuries

What happened in the world during the 12th century, for example, and what manuscripts did it produce? You can read up on it here!
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The Latest Posts

Here you will always find the 3 most recent articles from our Worlds of Wisdom

Hunting in the Middle Ages

Hunting game in the Middle Ages served not only to enrich the menu. For the nobility, it advanced from a sporting…

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The Franciscan Order receiving official recognition from Pope Innocent III in 1210 (Legenda Maior: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi, Italy — 13th century)
Monastic Orders of the Middle Ages

Everyone has heard of them: Benedictines, Franciscans, Dominicans. But how did these orders come into being, what…

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci left behind such a wealth of notebooks that these thousands of pages leaves one asking: is there…

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Alchemy

What is the philosopher’s stone and what other secret knowledge of the alchemists has been passed down in enigmatic and…

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Up Close! - Travel with us

Come with us to libraries, exhibitions, and congresses all over the world

International Medieval Congress Leeds 2019

Every year, the largest medieval congress in Europe draws 3,000 scholars from all over the world to Leeds in West…

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019

In 2019, we returned to the Frankfurt Book Fair, which attracts hundreds of thousands of book lovers and professionals…

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018

Over 285,000 visitors attended the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair including us, the Ziereis brothers. Come check out our…

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Leipzig Book Fair 2018

You won’t have to fight through snow and ice to attend the 2018 Leipzig Book Fair because we made the trip for you. Join…

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Of Art and History

Which orders existed in the Middle Ages? Which rulers, which legends? And how were they represented in book illumination?

Hunting in the Middle Ages

Hunting game in the Middle Ages served not only to enrich the menu. For the nobility, it advanced from a sporting…

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The Franciscan Order receiving official recognition from Pope Innocent III in 1210 (Legenda Maior: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi, Italy — 13th century)
Monastic Orders of the Middle Ages

Everyone has heard of them: Benedictines, Franciscans, Dominicans. But how did these orders come into being, what…

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The Legend of the Three Living and the Three Dead

Three splendidly dressed noblemen and three frightening skeletons...why is this representation not seldom found in…

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Facsimiles? - the Answers to the Three Most Important Questions

What is a facsimile, what is it used for, and what do you need to know before buying?

Genres Explained: from Bestiaries to Books of Hours

What are Beatus manuscripts and how are books of hours structured? We will explain it to you!

Astronomy / Astrology

Do the constellations capture your imagination the way they did the imaginations of medieval star-gazers? These…

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Beatus Manuscripts

The Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana wrote one of the most influential commentaries on the Book of Revelation that…

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Bestiaries

Are you an animal-lover? Can’t get enough nature documentaries? The popularity of these beautiful manuscripts filled…

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Bibles

You would assume that Bibles were the most commonly produced medieval manuscript, right? Wrong. The sheer size of the…

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Botany / Herb Books

Are you interested in botany and herbal pharmacology? These manuscripts represent a bridge between the wisdom of…

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Chronicles

Take a deep dive into history with a medieval chronicler, trace the history of the world or focus on the history of a…

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Gospel Books

Who were the original Fab Four? Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Luxury Gospel books are among the most precious…

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Prayer Books

Interested in a personal glimpse into the personality of a famous medieval figure? Prayer books were small codices…

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Styles Explained: from Late Antique to Renaissance

What is typically Ottonian, Romanesque, or Gothic? Find out here!

Ottonian

The Ottonian dynasty sought to assert itself as the heirs to the Western Roman Empire and the peers of the Byzantines in…

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Byzantine

How can an artistic style remain remarkably homogeneous for nearly a millennium? We call them Byzantines today, but they…

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Romanesque

The first international European artistic movement was vigorous, innovative, and yet coherent, seamlessly blending…

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Gothic

Gothic illumination is some of the most spectacular and iconic imagery of medieval art and first emerged in Northern…

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Renaissance

What does the word “Renaissance” bring to mind for you? Art, science, and culture of course! It was a "rebirth" and…

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Pre-Columbian

Have you ever wondered what life was like in the America’s before the arrival of Europeans? The manuscripts of the…

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Early Prints

Do you know why the year 1439 should always be remembered? It is the year that Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing…

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A Sprint through History: from the 5th to the 16th centuries

What happened in the world during the 12th century, for example, and what manuscripts did it produce? You can read up on it here!

8th Century

Islam rises from the East like an irresistible tide and the Vikings begin to raid and pillage from the North Sea to the…

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9th Century

What was the Carolingian Renaissance and how did the Byzantines learn to contain the threat of marauding Arab armies?…

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10th Century

Who were the Magyars and Rus Vikings and how did they contribute to the evolution of medieval Europe? Read about a…

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11th Century

The beginning of the High Middle Ages and the emergence of Romanesque art: witness the Byzantines at their zenith, the…

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12th Century

Are you ready for an age of epic events and flourishing art? The Crusades and Reconquista rage at either end of the…

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13th Century

Despite ongoing religious wars and the threat of Mongol invasion from the East, this is a time of great personalities,…

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14th Century

How could a century of endemic warfare, famine, and the Black Death produce great minds like Petrarch, Boccaccio, and…

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15th Century

Come and explore an age of stark contrasts as Europe comes back from the brink: calamities like the Fall of…

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