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            Travel to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance with the art books and prints of the most beautiful illuminated manuscripts: books of hours, atlases and maps, treatises on alchemy, biblical codices, medical books...
                     
            
                
                                                   
            
              
          
 
 
    
    
                
            
            
            
            
                
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The most beautiful treatise on alchemy ever created.
 
        Splendor Solis  
        
                 This book on   the most beautiful alchemy treatise ever made   is now available for you. We are talking about the   Splendor Solis (1582, Har...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Discover this breathtaking example of Portuguese cartography 
 
        Universal Atlas of Diogo Homem  
        
                 The Universal Atlas of Diogo Homem is a must-have for any lover of art, history or cartography. Our international experts will lead you through th...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Masterpiece of French painting.
 
        Great Hours of Anne of Brittany  
        
                 The  Great Hours of Anne of Brittany  is undoubtedly a  masterpiece of French painting , as is fitting for a manuscript intended for someone who w...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
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        Golf Book (Book of Hours)   
        
                  The person for whom this marvellous Book of Hours was made is still unknown. Running along the bottom of the pages in the calendar is a series of...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Add. Ms. 18851- British Library  
        The Isabella Breviary  
        
                 One of the  greatest treasures that British Library owns , among its vast collection of manuscripts, is  The Isabella Breviary , a late  15th cent...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The art of France and Italy at the service of the world
 
        Bible moralisée of Naples  
        
                 The pages of the  Bible Moralisée of Naples  book dive us into the universe of this superb work completed in 1350 and written in French under...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        On the masterpiece of English illumination
 
        Gulbenkian Apocalypse  
        
                   Second edition   of the Gulbenkian Apocalypse art book. Features an in-depth analysis of this medieval illuminated manuscript (13th century) by ...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        25 years of unique and unrepeatable editions  
        Catalogue of M. Moleiro, the Art of Perfection  
        
                The never-ending search for the greatest bookish treasures that have withstood the passage and ravages of time has led to the creation of this book...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Codex Alcaíns 
 
        Beato de Liébana– Luxury edition (black)  
        
                 The Book of the Revelation illuminated in the style of calligraphers of old. 
Alcaíns decided to rekindle the extinct tradition of book il...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
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        Cantar de Cantares - Luxury edition  
        
                 This book consists of eight chapters: two lovers exchanging amorous compliments, a desert of shepherds and places with sonorous names, palm trees ...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
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        Libro de Daniel - Luxury edition  
        
                 The new addition to our biblical series that begin with the Apocalypse is the strange Book of Daniel featuring a variety of material: dreams to be...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
    
                    
                
    
                
                        
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        Libro de Daniel  
        
                 The new addition to our biblical series that begin with the Apocalypse is the strange Book of Daniel featuring a variety of material: dreams to be...
     
    
    
        
                            
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        Alcaíns Codex  
        Cantar de Cantares  
        
                 This book consists of eight chapters: two lovers exchanging amorous compliments, a desert of shepherds and places with sonorous names, palm trees ...
     
    
    
        
                            
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        Alcaíns Codex  
        Beato de Liébana  
        
                 The Book of the Revelation illuminated in the style of calligraphers of old. 
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        Monograph on the eclectic and mysterious world map
 
        Estense World Map  
        
                 In the 14th century the Catalonia-Valencia-Majorca region was a flourishing centre of trade and culture where Arab and Jewish elements blended wit...
     
    
    
        
                            
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        Luxury-edition art book on the lavish Beatus
 
        Beato de Fernando I y doña Sancha  
        
                 Shortly after the Arab conquest, on the eve of the Carolingian era, a monk from Santo Toribio monastery by the name of Beatus wrote certain Commen...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The first chivalresque novel in the Spanish language
 
        Libro del caballero Zifar  
        
                  With our luxury-edition book of art, delve into a world of knights and chivalry. A truly exceptional manuscript,  The Romance of the Knight Zifar...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Erich Lessing and Philippe Sollers  
        Mujeres. Mitologías  
        
                 An ode to women who have inspired art and defined civilizations. With its exceptional iconographic lavishness,  Mujeres. Mitologías  composes...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Jean-Louis Nou and Louis Frédéric  
        Borobudur  
        
                 Nothing anywhere in the world quite compares with the dimensions and magnificent bas-reliefs of the Borobudur, an enormous Buddhist monument erect...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Frescos indios de méxico Sergio Gruzinski  
        El Águila y la Sibila  
        
                 One of the most interesting cultural trends in the conquest of Mexico was undoubtedly the invasion of European forms and styles that helped reveal...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Liana Castelfranchi Vegas  
        El Arte en la Edad Media  
        
                 El  Arte en la Edad Media  spans the period from the 6th century to International Gothic (first half of the 15th C.), and focuses on the historica...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Coordinated by Roberto Cassanelli  
        Talleres de Arquitectura en la Edad Media  
        
                 Written by leading experts in medieval architecture,  Talleres de Arquitectura en la Edad Media  addresses one of the driving forces of economic d...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Edited by Roberto Cassanelli  
        Talleres del Renacimiento  
        
                  Talleres del Renacimiento  addresses a basic and yet little known aspect of the history of European art: the process of creating a work of art in...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
         
        El Arte en el Renacimiento  
        
                 El  Arte en el Renacimiento  addresses the different artistic expressions of fifteenth-century Europe, the many links between the works produced i...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Henri y Anne Stierlin  
        El Arte Barroco en España y Portugal  
        
                 On the eve of colonial expansion, the Iberian Peninsula became part of a great artistic movement characterised by an overwhelming lavishness and o...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The art of well-being unveiled folio by folio   
        Tacuinum Sanitatis  
        
                The secrets to good health are revealed in the art book of  Tacuinum Sanitatis  (mid-15th century, Ms. Lat 9333), a  unique iconographic source for...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Unveil the radiant illustrations of the Apocalypse 1313
 
        The Apocalypse of 1313  
        
                Signed and dated in 1313 by its illuminator, Colin Chadelve, this Apocalypse is a unique creation apparently designed to cater for its patron's...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The most brilliant and lucid sample of the best painting of the 13th and 14th centuries.  
        Anglo-Catalan Psalter  
        
                The  Anglo-Catalan Psalter  is an   exceptional work in every sense  . The realization of its paintings took place in two phases, the first one in ...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Discover an Apocalypse that beautifully combines tradition and originality
 
        Flemish Apocalypse  
        
                 The Bibliothèque nationale de France manuscript is unique amongst illustrated Apocalypse codices. It features the artwork of exceptionally ta...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The truth and nothing but the truth about the Voynich manuscript  
        The Voynich Manuscript  
        
                  This in-depth take on the mysterious Voynich manuscript  features complete and life-size reproductions of all of the pages in the Voynich ma...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Art book on the groundbreaking Beatus 
 
        Beato de Fernando I y Sancha  
        
                 Shortly after the Arab conquest, on the eve of the Carolingian era, a monk from Santo Toribio monastery by the name of Beatus wrote certain Commen...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Joaquín Yarza Luaces  
        Beato de Liébana - Manuscritos Iluminados  
        
                 The 328 pages of  Beatus of Liébana. Illuminated Manuscripts  gather together all present-day knowledge of the oeuvre by Beatus of Liéba...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The most lavish codex containing the commentary by Beatus of Liébana
 
        Beato de Liébana, códice del Monasterio Cisterciense de San Andrés de Arroyo  
        
                 The characteristic traits of the  Arroyo Beatus  make it unique amongst all other beatus codices. It is considered to be a late beatus that combin...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Art book of the remarkable, richly-illustrated Beatus
 
        Beatus of Liébana, codex of Gerona  
        
                 The  Girona Beatus  is one of the illustrated codices of the  Commentary on the Apocalypse , the famous work by Beatus of Liébana that spread b...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Discover International Gothic's most sumptuous manuscript
 
        Martirologio de Usuardo  
        
                 Before reaching the city of Gerona, the Martyrology of Usuard had an eventful life. It originated in Prague, in the court of the king of Bohemia a...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
         
        Theatrum Sanitatis  
        
                  Theatrum Sanitatis  contains a treatise on medicine that was widely disseminated during the 14th and 15th centuries. Its aim was to teach princes...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The only extant, illustrated example of Nicander's work
 
        Theriaka & Alexipharmaka, Nicander  
        
                  In this luxury-edition book of art, discover the only existing work of the physician, poet and grammarian, Nicander of Colophon. Nicander's ...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        The most lavish book of hours from the Flemish school of art
 
        The Hours of Joanna I of Castile  
        
                 
The illuminations in this exceptional Book of Hours (also known as the  London Rothschild Prayerbook ) are the work of Gerard Horenbout, th...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
         
        The Hours of Maria of Navarre  
        
                 On 26 April 1342, Peter the Ceremonious wrote to his wife, Queen Mary of Navarre, asking her to send him from Valencia, as quickly as possible, th...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
         
        Book of Hours of Louis of Orleans  
        
                 This extraordinary book of hours, created around 1490, is the work of the master painter Jean Colombe and his atelier. The illuminations in this t...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        An intriguing combination of original art and medieval poetry
 
        Cantigas de Amigo  
        
                 Essential reading for an understanding of the medieval poetry of Galicia and Portugal. 
 
Antonio García Patiño’s illustrations ...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
        Pierre Grimal  
        Iglesias de Roma  
        
                 Rome is undoubtedly the city in the world with the most churches, more than two hundred at the present time, many of which were built on the site ...
     
    
    
 
     
                                        
        
        
        
    
    
    
         
        Taj Mahal  
        
                 The  Taj Mahal  is the brilliant symbol of a love that aimed to be stronger than death and also the impressive reflection of the omnipotence of th...
     
    
    
 
     
                
                 
             
             
                
     
        
    
    
        
                        
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