Medieval World can now provide re-enactors and other interested parties with quality books to complement your activity.
Whilst these books are hand sewn, they are only replicas. The pages are “normal” paper and the text is computer-generated. The fonts used represent as closely as possible those used in the originals. The covers are unadorned. These books, when closed, should meet the required standards as a re-enactor. However, do remember that if opened in front of the public, or left open for the public to see, it will be obvious that they are not the “real deal”.
Please Note: Stocks of these books are not kept so they will be made to order only. As they are all handmade, they are, perforce all individual. The colour and tone of the leather will also change from book to book, as stocks are used and replaced. Wooden covers bound in leather are available on some of the books for an extra cost. If you would like wooden covers on a book that does not show that option, please contact Medieval World and we can discuss it.
Medieval World has been as careful as we can to ensure that the printed text is accurate, but the books should not be used for historical research and the like. The “appropriate from” dates are not
Medieval World has been as careful as we can to ensure that the printed text is accurate, but the books should not be used for historical research and the like. The “appropriate from” dates are not fixed in stone either. But do remember to check these dates because, if you make an error, someone will spot that are using a book that has not yet been written!
Currently being researched with a view to adding to this list are:
A Herbal
The Book of the Beasts (Bestiary)
The books that Medieval World can supply are:
The 4 Gospels
The Compleat Surgeon or The Whole Art of Surgery explain’d in a most familiar Method
Compendium Medicinae or Gilbertus Anglicus on Medicine
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Chaucer’s Treatise on an Astrolabe
Monk’s Prayer Book
The Rule of St Benedict or Regula Benedicti
A Booke of Secrets
Liber Juratus or The Sworne Booke of Honorius
A Book of Hours
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If you require any further information, please contact Medieval World. Contact details on the Contact Us page.
