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Special events, 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 4 most recent articles from our Worlds of Wisdom

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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The Mystery of the Knights Templar: The Rise and Fall of the Most Famous Order of the Middle Ages

How did the Templars live, what made them the most powerful military order of the Middle Ages, and who was responsible…

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Hades in Chains, Shattered Doors in a Sea of Flames and Horrifying Faces of Hell: The Manifold Depiction of the Harrowing of Hell

Where was Christ's soul between the crucifixion and resurrection? An iconographic exploration of the story of Christ's…

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Ziereis Facsimiles at Utrecht University: 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…

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Up Close! - Travel with us

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

Ziereis Facsimiles at Utrecht University: 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…

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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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Our Facsimile 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…

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Ziereis Facsimiles at the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2021

How was the first Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's biggest book show, after the pandemic break? Business as usual or…

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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?

The Art of Initials - When Letters Become Images

From subtle sentence initials to the merging of letter and image - an insight into the limitless variety of the art of…

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The Communion of Saints in Heavenly Spheres: All Saints' Day in Medieval Book Illumination

How did illuminators bring "all the saints" into one image? Which saints are involved and how did All Saints' Day become…

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The Tomb of Christ - The Mystery of the Resurrection in Medieval Illumination

How were the the tomb of Christ and the mystery of the Resurrection translated into the image and what does the…

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The Fountain of Life Iconography: Of Healing Springs and Gardens of Paradise

Water is life! Immerse yourself in an artistic and almost forgotten iconography of the Middle Ages …

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 16744, fol. 81r.
Christmas and the Word of God as a "Hard Nut to Crack"?

Why did Ezekiel have to eat a scroll and what does it have to do with Christmas? Learn more here …

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Nimbus, Mandorla, and Aureole

They are a natural part of our image of a saint: nimbus, mandorla, aureole. Learn more about their surprising variety…

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The Plantagenet Dynasty

Read here how the powerful House of Plantagenet sought to create an empire on both sides of the English Channel …

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Pentecost: The Feast of the Holy Spirit

What does Pentecost have to do with NASA? Here you can find out about that, and how the miracle of Pentecost is depicted…

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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

Explore the unique aesthetics and incredible color palette of the impressive book art resulting from the famous Beatus…

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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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Books of Hours

What is a book of hours? A prayer book for personal use based upon the “offices” or official prayers that were to be…

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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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Calendars

Have you ever heard of “labors of the month”? These scenes representing a year in the life of medieval Europeans were…

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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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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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We have been running a specialist store for facsimiles for nearly 15 years in Regensburg's Old Town, just opposite the "Schottenportal" of the Romanesque Scots Monastery of St. Jacob at Jakobstraße 6.