Livre des merveilles du monde facsimile

This collection consists of a print on demand facsimile of Livre des merveilles du monde (BNF FR2810)based on the Marco Polo - The Book of Wonders. This one-of-a-kind reproduction is the only numbered large size format Book of Wonders in genuine calf skin leather." (with certificate of authenticity).It is an illuminated manuscript made in France between 1410 to 1412 containing several texts regarding commercial, religious, and diplomatic contact between Europe and Asia. The authors of these texts include Marco Polo, Odoric of Pordenone, Wilhelm von Boldensele, Uzbeg, Benedict XII, John Mandeville, Hayton of Corycus, Riccoldo da Monte di Croce, and others. It contains 297 folios, and 265 miniatures produced by several Parisian workshops, thought to be those of Boucicaut Master, the Bedford Master and the Mazarine Master.

The manuscript contains 297 folios and 265 miniatures. The original was owned by prominent French figures and families including John, the fearless, and John, Duke of Berry, the Armagnac family, Charles de Valois (Duke of Angouleme) and possibly King Francis I of France, and the Librairie Royale de Fontainebleau. The original currently resides at the Biblotheque Nationale de France.