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The Travels of Jean de Mandeville (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Fr. 2810; created in Paris between 1410 and 1412), fol. 188v (detail): The earth can be circumnavigated. The 74 radiant miniatures in this spectacular work show with accomplished artistry the extraordinary and mysterious encounters of the knight Jean de Mandeville during his travels on a voyage which apparently lasted more than 30 years.

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The Royal Psalter of Sainte Chapelle (Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms. 1186) was created in Paris around 1230. The image shows the phantastic wooden box, a perfect replica of the sumptuous original.

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The magic of gold and glowing colors, fascinating windows into the medieval world and its greatest minds - realized with the finest materials like particularly produced special papers, real leather, finest woods, soft silk and velvet or shining gold: First Editions of medieval manuscripts are captivating eye-catchers.

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Gaston Phebus – The Art of the Hunt, the most beautiful treatise about hunting and creatures of the woods, is a French manuscript from around 1400. It contains 87 phantastic miniatures. The original is kept in the Morgan Library in New York.