The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed., 9783836599955
Hardcover
Renaissance manuscript unveils eerie, wondrous, and apocalyptic visions.
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The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed.

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  • Hardcover

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    2 November 2025

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Summary

The Book of Miracles: A Renaissance Revelation

The Book of Miracles, a spectacular discovery in Renaissance art, first surfaced several years ago. This near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, comprises 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena.

The mesmerizing images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales, depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783836599955
ISBN-10:3836599953
Author:Till-Holger Borchert
Publisher:Taschen GmbH
Imprint:Taschen GmbH
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:2 November 2025
Weight:1.10kg
Dimensions:217mm x 156mm
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The Book of Miracles is a revelation. * Apollo *

About The Author

Till-Holger Borchert

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.

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