The facsimile edition

The printing
This facsimile edition is an exact reproduction of the original Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible. Even the smallest details appear in the copy, including the original holes, deteriorated edges, seams, etc. Chromatic precision has been achieved in the shades of the miniatures and the parchment. A Heidelberg machine of the latest generation of Speed Master was used for the printing, employing up to 8 colours on the sheets where needed, with special embossing of the golds, using inks of maximum quality and durability.

The paper
The paper chosen for the printing of such a beautiful manuscript merited a preliminary study on the part of technicians and manufacturers. A parchment-like preparation was finally decided on, specially designed and produced for this edition by the Italian multinational Fedrigoni in its factories in Padua (Italy), with a mean volume of 200gr/m2.

The binding
The binding was done by craftsmen, stitched by hand with raw thread and hemp cord, and given a rounded spine and headbands of thread and cords. The covers, covered in leather taken from the butt of the hide, have been tooled with motifs from the Bible itself. Both front and back covers have corner-pieces of sterling silver and a silver clasp serves as fastener.The Visigotihic-Mozarabic Bible comes in an elegant fine wood case. When opened, the case becomes a bookrest-display, allowing comfortable viewing of this venerable manuscript.

Study guide
The Bible comes with a study guide that is free of charge. In this widely illustrated work, a group of world-renowned specialists presents an exhaustive study on all the particulars of the manuscript.

Edition
The edition is rigorously limited to 600 copies numbered from 1 to 600 in Arabic numerals, as well as 40 non-commercial copies numbered in Roman numerals. All of them have been authenticated one by one by the Abbot of the Royal Collegiate Church of St. Isidore.