A precious part of literary history, and a treasure for anyone, young or old, who loves Alice. Now available to members in an exquisite facsimile edition, strictly limited to 3,750.
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A landmark of English poetry, The Canterbury Tales has appeared in many illustrated editions over the centuries. The Golden Cockerel Press edition of 1929-1931, illustrated by Eric Gill, is among the most remarkable.
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The Faerie Queene is one of the most beautiful works of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Illustrated by Walter Crane. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, this is a gorgeous facsimile of a piece of publishing history.
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An exquisite facsimile of one of the greatest illuminated manuscripts housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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The Folio Society has created a truly sumptuous reproduction of the famous Four Gospels published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931 with the celebrated engravings of Eric Gill. Total limitation 2,750 of which only a few hundred now remain.
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In the mid-13th century, as influential preachers predicted the end of the world, and catastrophic events appeared to confirm their dire warnings, there was a surge in demand for illuminated manuscripts of Revelation, the culminating book of the New Testament. Among the surviving examples, one of the very finest is the Getty Apocalypse, here presented in facsimile for the first time.
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An historic royal map of King Henry's realm - This historic map of Britain, ‘Angliae Figura’, hung on the walls of Hampton Court Palace and is now available to own in facsimile. It is accompanied by a specially commissioned commentary volume by Peter Barber.
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Your opportunity to own in facsimile a treasure from the private library of King Henry VIII - the personal prayer book of Henry VIII annotated in his own hand. Limited to 980 numbered copies.
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A superb facsimile of the Royal Choirbook - a beautiful large-format collection of Latin motets composed for the king and presented to him in 1518. Limited to 500 copies and accompanied by a CD of the recent, first-ever recording.
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David Roberts was the first British painter to make an artistic expedition to Egypt and the Holy Land. The result of his travels was a picturesque vision of the Near East that has been hugely influential ever since.
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One of the finest of all surviving bestiaries in this new limited edition facsimile. A treasure of the Bodleian Library, this Bestiary shows the medieval art of illumination at its best, with 135 miniatures glowing with rich, gleaming gold.
Strictly limited to 1,980 copies
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Over 150 pictures painted with exquisite tinted washes forms an entirely unique picture bible and creates a fascinating view of a medieval artist's personal devotion. A few copies remain.
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The vitality and humour of these illuminations, depicting the minutiae of medieval life from farming to acrobats, have made this one of the most popular of all manuscripts. A few copies remain.
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The Hereford World Map, made in around 1300, is recognised by UNESCO as an exceptionally important cultural artefact: the medieval world in one iconic object. Now it is available for you to own in a new reproduction from The Folio Society, limited to 1,000 numbered copies.
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William Blake's daring and dramatic series of over 500 watercolours to illustrate this popular poem had never previously been reproduced. The effect in this two-volume facsimile is stunning.
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