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lluminated manuscripts are among the most important witnesses to past, cultural epochs, as are cathedrals, castles and paintings. These precious books are now treasures of inestimable value. Due to the danger of wear and tear, as well as the risk of damage, they are kept safely locked away where they are seen by nobody and are only accessible to the very few.

For many years, the Fine Art Facsimile Publishers of Switzerland (Faksimile Verlag Luzern) has set itself the task of making the most important manuscripts in the Western world accessible to the public - i.e. to libraries, collectors, connoisseurs of art and books - in the form of faithful, annotated Facsimile Editions.

The guiding principle behind all the work performed by the Fine Art Facsimile Publishers of Switzerland is to produce:

Masterpieces of Book Illumination in Genuine Facsimile Editions

In this document, we should like to present to you the Fine Art Facsimile Editions published by the Fine Art Facsimile Publishers of Switzerland. Obviously, it is impossible to do justice to the magnificence of these volumes on a computer terminal, so we have included some textual information on each volume for your information.

The magnificent volumes published by Faksimile Verlag Luzern can be obtained from your specialist Facsimile Book supplier - e-mail - finns@finns-books.com..

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