In ancient Egypt pharaohs, noble-men and priests were in charge of illustrating manuscripts which contained prayers and instructions on how the deceased ought to behave in the after-life.

Later, for many years, scribes and miniature artists copied and illuminated codices and manuscripts. In their effort to document history they managed to create some magnificent and stunning pieces of art.

Thanks to their hard work it became possible to transmit classical culture throughout all fields of knowledge during that time: Theology, history, literature, art, law, grammar, cosmology, natural sciences, etc.

Lumenartis has undertaken the task of selecting those bibliographical treasures that, because of their historical, artistic and/or scientific importance, deserve to be accessible to the broadest audience possible, reproducing every perceivable detail contained in a piece of work, such as texture, smell, parchment imperfections, handmade book-bindings,…