»… The Bayrische Staatsbibliothek has now seized the opportunity to acquire a facsimile by Fine Art Fac-simile Publishers Lucerne who have so much experi-ence in this field, and it seems to be of flawless quality …«

»… In the Middle Ages, Salzburg saw the creation of a series of lavishly decorated manuscripts. One of the most outstanding examples … has now been repro-duced in a facsimile edition of Fine Art Facsimile Publishers Lucerne, showing the most recent tech-niques used in facsimile publication. The illustrations are … of such stunning vivacity, if not … dramatic expressiveness«.

»… The facsimile was placed - a marvellous, unique event for only a few spectators – beside the original and the replica was very well up to comparison. The colours are rendered with excellence, the entire edi-tion is exemplary …«

»… It is good news that this precious work has now been made accessible to the public in an exemplary facsimile edition …«

»… A sense of craftsmanship, willingness to serve science and research, and a good bit of entrepreneurial endeavour, these must be the reasons for someone to undertake the publication of such a gem of book art in a facsimile edition, to protect it forever from being lost in the troubles of time …«

(on The Book of Kells)

»...So it is good news that a full facsimile edition has been made of the Book of Kells, which is generally acknowledged to be the supreme achievement of the art of the decorated book...«

(on The Sforza Hours)

»...The replica, almost indistinguishable from the original, reproduces every detail from gold leaf to stains from the artist’s pigments.«

(on Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle)

»… The reproduction of the 580 original pages is impressive, especially the replicas of the 58 miniatures which can be acknowledged as a reference for future facsimile reproductions, … the greatest possible similarity to the original has been achieved …«

(on The Book of Kells)

»... A Dublin, le [Livre de Kells] attire chaque année 15 millions de visiteurs. Maintenant, il est disponible sous forme d'un fac-similé de très grande qualité ...«

(on Rudolf von Ems: World Chronicle and Der Stricker: Charlemagne)

»… In the future, the replica can be displayed without regrets and the original left in the safe… Whoever sees both original and facsimile side by side, will not believe his own eyes, were there not the subtleties of specialists …«

(on Marco Polo – The Book of Wonders)