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Christ blessing
Historiated initial V on vellum from a gradual,
illuminated by Lorenzo Monaco.
Italy, Florence, c. 1420-1423.
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| Welcome to the site of Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books |
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– a gateway to illuminated manuscripts, miniatures and early printed books of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance offered for sale.
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Please note our new address:
Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books AG
Mosboden 1
P.O. Box 83
6063 Stalden
Switzerland
Tel. +41 41 669 7000
We aim at offering a wide range of the extant corpus of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, miniatures as well as incunabula and early printing and thus attempt to include all facets of the history of the book in providing a complex inventory of museum quality.
Apart from religious books like bibles, books of hours, prayer books and liturgical instructions you will find philosophical and historical works as well as vernacular courtly and popular literature in manuscript and print. Quite consistently, we are able to present books that have been illuminated and illustrated by important artists like Albrecht Durer, Hans Burgkmair, Simon Bening and Stefan Lochner. Moreover, we offer milestones in the category of scientific books, comprising herbals and medical treatises, books about the art of war, mechanics and architecture as well as mathematical and astronomic tracts. Currently, the age of great discoveries is well represented with early atlases and travel accounts varying from Marco Polo to Columbus and Magellan.
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We hope you will enjoy browsing our site and exploring the world of collecting manuscripts and rare books.
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Fair Schedule 2010 |
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TEFAF Maastricht:
12 - 21 March 2010
New York Antiquarian Book Fair:
9 - 11 April 2010
Salon International du Livre Ancien, Paris:
16 - 18 April 2010
The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, New York:
21 - 28 October 2010
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