The exhibition hidden treasures: the most valuable illuminated manuscripts in Europe, will take place in Seville until June 14th in the Cantarera room which is inside the Gothic Palace of the Royal Alcazar.
It is an unique exhibition, cause it is the first time in history that this room is open to the public, and is where you can observe imitations and codices of the great works of the lighting from the 10th century to the 16th century. These original works are in the most important museums in the world such as the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York, the British Library, the National Library of France or Russia.
Cartography, atlases and manuscripts
If there is a top 10 of the most important illuminated manuscripts preserved, 8 would be in this exhibition. You can find the book of happiness, the Codex is more luxurious of islam or the Tacuinum Sanitatis, in addition to the three most important atlases preserved of an era in which the world was expanding. Also we see the Atlas Miller, the Vallard Atlas and Universal Fernão Vaz Dourado Atlas.
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