Facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts, Bibles, breviaries, and codices for collectors. Art and history in editions that faithfully reproduce the original.
The Bestiary of Don Juan of Austria is the only bestiary in the Spanish language in the world, according to the knowledge available in the 16th century. The original is preserved in the Monastery of Santa María de la Vid (Burgos). Attributed to Martín Villaverde (Villaxide). Circa 1570.
Condition: Second Hand
The Breviary of Isabella the Catholic is the British Library's most prized treasure. This astonishing manuscript was conceived as the most luxurious of Flemish breviaries; each page was masterfully illuminated by the finest Flemish painters to create a manuscript of unparalleled beauty and splendor.
Condition: Second Hand
Le Livre des simples médecines (The Book of Simple Medicines), from the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg, is a unique codex, not only because of the great beauty of its illustrations, but because it corresponds to the culmination of medieval European knowledge about the substances of the three kingdoms of nature that serve to cure or alleviate diseases.
Condition: Second Hand
On May 19, 1840, the British Museum in London purchased a precious manuscript: a splendidly illuminated copy of Beatus of Liébana's Commentary on the Apocalypse of Saint John. The codex had been copied in the scriptorium of the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, but it had already had a busy history from its very beginnings.
Condition: Second Hand
This beautiful and unique artistic and historical treasure, created in three impressive manuscripts, belonged to King Saint Louis of France and later to Alfonso X the Wise. It was copied and illuminated between 1226 and 1234 in Paris. In this Bible, the Middle Ages can be read in images, where the biblical text and its commentaries form an inseparable whole with the iconographic ensemble.
Condition: Second Hand
Book V of the Codex Calixtinus: the medieval pilgrim's guide (12th century), in Spanish translation.
Don't miss the opportunity to commemorate the Apostle's Day with the facsimile edition of the Iacobus Codex Calixtinus, the codex of the Cathedral of Santiago.
Don't miss the opportunity to celebrate the upcoming St. James' Day with the facsimile of the Cathedral of St. James.
The reproduction of the original Compostela Codex has been crafted with the utmost fidelity. The artisanal work constitutes the most important part of the Codex's reproduction process: from the manufacture of special parchment paper for its 450 pages, to a die-cut format of 28.8 x 15 cm, to the reproduction of folds and creases in the folios, including their trimming, everything has a predominantly manual component.
Madrid Publiafinsa, Kaydeda Ediciones Patrimonio Nacional DL. 1990.
The Book of the Way of St. James. The first and most famous guide for pilgrims. Of incomparable value for understanding the spectacular rise of the pilgrimage to Santiago, which has only grown over the centuries.
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