Christmas Catalog - Part 2
In keeping with the pre-Christmas season, we would like to present this year's Christmas offers, which we have carefully compiled for you. Discover 75 selected facsimiles of great masterpieces and small gems of book art as well as unique testimonies to history, including such works as the famous Speyer Pericopes, the elaborate Black Prayer Book of Galeazzo Maria Sforza and the impressive Queen Mary Atlas.
Dante's depictions of hell, purgatory and heaven in expressive miniatures and with subtle gold decoration: the Divine Comedy in an unfinished yet sumptuous codex with 58 elaborate bas-de-page illuminations
Naples (Italy) — Ca. 1370
Special Price: 2,499€
Formerly: 5,980€
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With 158 expressive and lifelike pen and ink drawings by a virtuoso master of illumination: the biblical and apocryphal stories of Jesus, Mary and Pilate united in an impressive work of the Italian Trecento
Milan (Italy) — Second half of the 14th century
Special Price: 899€
Formerly: 2,480€
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A magnificent book treasure, even after its ruthless division into three parts: a marvelous masterpiece for the library of the Duc de Berry with a confusing history and some of Jan van Eyck's most fascinating works
Paris, Bourges (France); The Hague (Netherlands); Bruges (Belgium) — Between 1380/90 and 1440
Special Price: 1,799€
Formerly: 4,980€
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Created in The Hague at the eloquent court of Count Albrecht of Bavaria-Holland: a magnificently illuminated "Pauper's Bible" with typological images of the New and Old Testaments in an unusual landscape format
The Hague (Netherlands) — Ca. 1395–1405
Special Price: 1,699€
Formerly: 3,980€
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An artistic mammoth work made in the famous Wenceslas workshop in Prague: a luxurious but never completed magnificent Bible in German with 646 fantastic miniatures for the Roman-German King Wenceslas IV.
Prague (Czech Republic) — 1389–1400
Special Price: 4,799€
Formerly: 21,000€
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Commissioned by the Duc de Berry, created by the famous Limbourg Brothers: golden vine and ivy leaves and 172 fabulous miniatures in an exceptional masterpiece of illumination and one of the most beautiful Books of Hours of all time
Paris (France) — Ca. 1405–1409
Special Price: 2,499€
Formerly: 6,980€
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A revolution of medieval book illumination: the oldest surviving book of hours with full-page miniatures, lavishly embellished with masterful illuminations by the Rohan Master on every page
Paris or Angers (France) — 1430–1435
Special Price: 2,499€
Formerly: 5,980€
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A magnificent manuscript in a rare, panoramic landscape format: the tumultuous and eventful history of the Crusades told in dozens of impressive miniatures for Duke Philip the Good
Burgundy (France) — ca. 1450
Special Price: 699€
Formerly: 1,980€
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Black parchment, bright colors and biblical texts in silver and gold for Charles the Bold: arguably the most beautiful of the seven black illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages that survive today
Bruges (Belgium) — 1466–1476
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 2,980€
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With three portraits of the Burgundian Duke Charles the Bold: a splendidly decorated masterpiece of Burgundian illumination made for one of the richest men of his time
Flanders — 1469, ca. 1471 and ca. 1480–1490
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 4,980€
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From one of the first female authors in European history: Christine de Pizan's Letters from Othea, the Goddess of Wisdom, with advice for the Trojan hero Hector as an insight into late medieval moral concepts
Paris (France) — Second half of the 15th century
Special Price: 1,399€
Formerly: 4,980€
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Golden Marian prayers and magnificent Renaissance book art in the smallest of spaces: the private prayer book of the Queen of Hungary, written largely in gold ink and a gorgeous testimony to her powerful patronage
Italy — Second half of the 15th century
Special Price: 279€
Formerly: 880€
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Created as a gift for the imperial spouse of Maximilian I: delightful illuminations with great attention to detail in a Flemish masterpiece in small format by the great "Master of Mary of Burgundy"
Burgundy (France) — Between 1477 and 1480
Special Price: 1,199€
Formerly: 3,480€
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An artistic interplay of light and space in golden splendor: the masterpiece of the style-defining Échevinage Master of Rouen with 29 full-page miniatures and stunning borders on almost every page
Rouen (France) — Ca. 1480
Special Price: 1,299€
Formerly: 2,980€
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A magnificently illustrated textbook for the future Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Fair: the dazzlingly told story of his duchy, wonderfully illuminated with artful full-page miniatures
Bruges (Belgium) — Ca. 1485–1490
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 2,980€
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With studies for the famous Virgin of the Rocks and the legendary Last Supper: Leonardo's discovery of human anatomy on 400 fascinating pages from the Royal Library in Windsor Castle
Italy — 1483–1513
Special Price: 1,999€
Formerly: 4,490€
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The most comprehensive project from the early days of printing: Hartmann Schedel's famous world chronicle with 1,821 woodcuts by Michael Wolgemut and Albrecht Dürer offering a glimpse into the world of the 15th century
Nuremberg (Germany) — July 12th, 1492
Special Price: 799€
Formerly: 1,980€
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The triumphs of love, chastity, glory, time, death, and eternity adorned with 86 impressive miniatures from Rouen: one of the most popular works of the early Renaissance in a magnificently illuminated ornate manuscript
Rouen (France) — Ca. 1500
Special Price: 1,999€
Formerly: 5,000€
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Painted by no less than Gerard David and furnished with more than 80 magnificent miniatures: the personal prayer book of the notorious Borgia Pope Alexander VI
Bruges (Belgium) — Ca. 1500
Special Price: 2,799€
Formerly: 6,500€
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First compiled in the 19th century for the Bishop of Vic: a magnificent assortment of the most beautiful Gothic and Renaissance paintings by Flemish and Spanish artists of the 15th and 16th centuries
Flanders (Belgium) and Spain — 1410–16th century
Special Price: 799€
Formerly: 2,980€
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Renaissance splendor and piety in gold and purple: one of the last and most beautiful purple manuscripts, adorned with masterful illuminations and a splendid binding of gold, silver and precious stones
Parma (Italy) — Beginning of the 16th century
Special Price: 2,999€
Formerly: 6,900€
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An intriguingly illuminated parlor game and the first "best seller" in Italy: questions and answers about the fate of the players, conceived by the most prestigious scholar of Umbria at the time
Perugia (Italy) — Written in 1482; Illuminated in the first decade of the 16th century
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 3,980€
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Praying in your own mother tongue: a gem of early Cologne printing with 30 finely colored woodcuts illustrating the entire history of salvation – in Kölsch
Cologne (Germany) — 1506–1507
Special Price: 799€
Formerly: 2,400€
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Heartrending and magnificently illuminated poetry for his beloved: Pierre Sala's famous masterpiece about love, wisdom, poverty, and success in a Renaissance manuscript as small as it is ornate
Paris and Lyon (France) — Between 1500 and 1519
Special Price: 499€
Formerly: 1,980€
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Created as a gift by or for King Manuel I of Portugal, acquired in 1898 by the collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh for an enormous sum: a grandiose masterpiece by the Maximilian master, Gerard Horenbout, and Gerard David
Portugal — 1510–1515
Special Price: 899€
Formerly: 1,980€
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With whimsical hybrid figures of humans, animals and mythical creatures: perhaps the most imaginative masterpiece of Flemish book illumination, created by Gerard David, Simon Bening and Gerard Horenbout
Bruges or Ghent (Belgium) — Between 1510 and 1520
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 3,980€
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The world at the time of the Renaissance: An exquisite cartographic work and worthy gift for King Francois I of France, masterly illuminated by Antonio de Holanda by order of Manuel I of Portugal
Portugal — 1519
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 4,400€
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Slandered by her enemies and locked away for 40 years: an artfully uplifting masterpiece created by Simon Bening for one of Spain's most tragic historical figures, Queen Joanna I
Bruges (Belgium) — Ca. 1521
Special Price: 1,799€
Formerly: 3,900€
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The records of a historical project in the history of mankind: maps, letters, and other documents related to the first circumnavigation of the world by Magellan from archives and libraries all over Europe
Spain — Before 1522
Special Price: 1,199€
Formerly: 2,900€
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A late highpoint of book illumination by the hand of Albrecht Glockendon: the Old Testament biblical story of King David and Bathsheba in large, gold-decorated miniatures of incomparable colorfulness
Nuremberg (Germany) — 1532/1533
Special Price: 599€
Formerly: 2,480€
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The art of the Spanish Siglo de Oro: the personal prayer book of King Philip II of Spain and a magnificently illuminated highlight of Spanish book illumination
Royal Monastery of El Escorial, San Lorenzo of El Escorial (Spain) — 16th century
Special Price: 1,799€
Formerly: 4,500€
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A Jewish illustrated Bible despite the ban on images thanks to the exemption granted by the "Council of Ten" in Venice: Moses dal Castellazzo's impressive woodcuts in an illuminated pictorial chronicle of the Old Testament
Venice (Italy) — 16th century
Special Price: 279€
Formerly: 590€
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110 full-page masterly miniatures by the Munich-born illuminator Hans Mielich: the magnificently illuminated inventory of the jewels of the Duke and Duchess of Bavaria
Munich — 1552–1555
Special Price: 1,899€
Formerly: 4,980€
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An opulent gift from Maria Tudor to her husband Philip II: 10 magnificent double-page maps by the virtuoso Portuguese cartographer Diogo Homem as a representation of the hegemony of the Spanish Empire
England (United Kingdom) — 1555–1557
Special Price: 1,499€
Formerly: 2,490€
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Science censored by the Spanish Inquisition: Leonhart Fuchs' De historia stirpium in a Spanish translation with 520 of the most beautiful and accurate botanical woodcuts of the 16th century in Europe
Antwerp (Belgium) — February 28, 1557
Special Price: 399€
Formerly: 1,280€
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From the machinery and tools to the clothing and jurisdiction of the 16th century: life in the Tyrolean mining community of Schwaz and the work in the Fugger silver mines in impressive pen and ink drawings
Schwaz (Austria) — 1556–1561
Special Price: 699€
Formerly: 1,480€
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Probably the most important work on the effects of the medicinal plants and spices of Asia: the work of a Portuguese physician and soldier written in the 16th century during his travels through India and Indonesia
Burgos (Spain) — July 16, 1578
Special Price: 399€
Formerly: 1,280€
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More than the casual friendship book of a traveling student: an impressive collection of written contributions and small works of art by scholars, poets and artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn and Joost van den Vondel
Amsterdam (Netherlands) — 1645–1678
Special Price: 349€
Formerly: 780€
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Created by hand according to Jewish tradition long after the introduction of book printing: the everyday life of Copenhagen's large and prosperous Jewish community in 20 beautiful miniatures
Copenhagen (Denmark) — 1769
Special Price: 899€
Formerly: 1,980€
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From the rich holdings of the papal library: a representative collection of 12 outstanding single leaves of magnificent literary manuscripts from perhaps the most famous library in the world
Paris (France); Florence (Italy) and others — 4th–15th century
Special Price: 379€
Formerly: 1,698€
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