The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.

Name: The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783836599955
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By Till-Holger Borchert

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The Book of Miracles first surfaced several years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolour, depicting wondrous... Read More

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The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.

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The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.

A full, faithful reproduction of the German 16th-century manuscript of supernatural phenomena, and one of the most spectacular discoveries in Renaissance art. Blending Bible stories, folklore, and apocalyptic visions in rich, luminous detail, this is a mesmerizing document of religious belief, mystery, foreboding, and visual imagination.

Description

The Book of Miracles first surfaced several years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolour, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena.

The mesmerising images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales, depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation, as well as events that took place in the immediate present of the manuscript's author. From shooting stars to swarms of locusts, terrifying monsters to fatal floods, page after page hypnotises with visions alternately dreadful, spectacular, and even apocalyptic.

This volume presents the revelatory The Book of Miracles in a new, compact format, making this extraordinary document accessible to everyone. It comes with a translation of the manuscript texts and an essay that provides an introduction to the cultural and historical context of this unique Renaissance work.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783836599955

Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 June 2025

Country: Germany

Imprint: Taschen GmbH

Edition: Multilingual edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 1103g

Pages: 512

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference European History History & Military Non-Fiction Till-Holger Borchert

About the Author

Till-Holger Borchert studied art history, musicology, and German literature at the universities of Bonn and Bloomington (IN). An acknowledged expert on Early Netherlandish painting, he has worked as chief curator at the Groeningemuseum in Bruges since 2002 and as Director of the Bruges Museum since 2014. Borchert teaches art history at the universities of Aachen, Memphis (TN), and Middlebury (VT) and has curated exhibitions in Brussels, Rome, Madrid, and New York. He heads the Flemish Research Centre for the Arts in the Burgundian Netherlands.