Facsimile Folders

Facsimile Folders for the Editions

Preparing for and accompanying each facsimile edition, a high-quality documentation folder is published by Quaternio Editions Lucerne. It contains a facsimile double leaf or two to three single facsimile leaves which give the viewer a sense of the aura that the fascinating centuries-old originals have about them. Marvel at the precious pigments and the often finely tooled gold and silver areas reproduced with great attention to detail, and admire the utmost care which has been taken to attain the highest standards! Only as a result of the enormous amount of time and effort put into the → production are you able to experience every single facsimile leaf as if it were the original one.

An integral part of every facsimile folder is a richly illustrated 16-page brochure presenting the essential background information on the specific manuscript being published as a facsimile. This brochure sheds light on the historical circumstances affecting the royal, noble or clerical patrons of the manuscript, as well as on the manuscript’s often intricate journey through the centuries from the past to the present. Art historians describe the particular conditions which pertained in the period of origin, and also explain the characteristic features of the book illuminator, or even of an entire workshop operated by one or several masters. In addition, accompanied by illustrations, the brochure provides useful information on the main steps of facsimile production.

Time Travel through the Centuries

The facsimile folders issued by Quaternio Editions Lucerne offer a very special access to illuminated manuscripts. They open a window on the brilliant worlds recorded on images from the past, thus giving the viewer a step-by-step survey of European book illumination, ranging from the Carolingian period to the Renaissance. Taken together, the facsimile leaves from the various folders compose a magnificent pictorial kaleidoscope covering seven centuries. This is a rare opportunity to experience the impressive variety of medieval book illumination!

→ The Queen Mary Psalter
→ The Brandenburg Gospel Lectionary
→ The Briçonnet Hours
→ The Stammheim Missal
→ The Vienna Genesis
→ The Bamberg Psalter
→ The Welscher Gast
→ The Savoy Hours

→ The Breslau Psalter
→ The Passau Evangelary
→ The Cambrai Apocalypse
→ The Sobieski Hours
→ The Flemish Chronicle of Philip the Fair
→ The Sforza Legendarium
→ The Peterborough Psalter
→ The Speculum Humanae Salvationis