Book of Wonders

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Codex Mirabilis; Defensorium Inviolatae Virginitatis Beatae Mariae; Book of Wonders; Of Wondrous Occurrences; Von Wundersamen Begebenheiten; Historias Increíbles.
CURRENT LOCATION
Ireland, Dublin, National Library of Ireland, Ms 32, 513.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Book of Wonders – Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document: the facsimile reproduces as close as possible the codicological characteristics of the original document; the binding might not correspond to that of the original document as it appears at the present moment. Publisher: Müller und Schindler (Simbach am Inn, 2007). Limited edition: 800 copies. Commentary: German, Spanish (by König Eberhard, Dickmann Ines, Lyne Gerard, Wagner Kathrin), Italian abstract. Slipcase. Facsimile in co-edition with Eikon Editores (Madrid, 2007).

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Book of Wonders

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Codex Mirabilis; Defensorium Inviolatae Virginitatis Beatae Mariae; Book of Wonders; Of Wondrous Occurrences; Von Wundersamen Begebenheiten; Historias Increíbles.
CURRENT LOCATION
Ireland, Dublin, National Library of Ireland, Ms 32, 513.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Book of Wonders – Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document: the facsimile reproduces as close as possible the codicological characteristics of the original document; the binding might not correspond to that of the original document as it appears at the present moment. Publisher: Müller und Schindler (Simbach am Inn, 2007). Limited edition: 800 copies. Commentary: German, Spanish (by König Eberhard, Dickmann Ines, Lyne Gerard, Wagner Kathrin), Italian abstract. Slipcase. Facsimile in co-edition with Eikon Editores (Madrid, 2007).

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Category:
FEATURES – Codex on parchment, 76 x 102 mm, 76 pp.
ORIGIN – Germany: Cologne.
CHRONOLOGY – Early 15th century.
GENRE – Christianity; Mythology / Prophecies.
CONTENTS – Defensorium inviolatae perpetuaeque virginitatis castissimae genetricis Mariae by Franz von Retz (1343–1427), a dominican father and founder of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Vienna. Franz von Retz presents his reasoning: if the prodigies of ancient paganism are to be considered reliable, the same must be true for the miracles of the Christian religion. Following this idea, the theologian therefore attempts to demonstrate the virginal conception of Jesus Christ by the Virgin Mary.
LANGUAGE – German; Latin.
DECORATION – Over 30 full-page miniatures.
ARTIST – Anonymous.
STYLE – Renaissance.

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