Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:26:10 +0200https://english.radio.cz/books-and-bookworms-how-a-czech-company-making-authentic-copies-rare-historic-8263454© 2026 Radio Prague International Tempus Libri is a Czech company specialising in the production of authentic copies or ‘clones’ of rare historic manuscripts, often of immense cultural value. To date, the most significant tome the firm copied is the Vyšehrad Codex, dating back to the Romanesque period. The manuscript, made up of one hundred and eight parchment folios – 26 of which are illuminated – focusses on numerous topics, including the genealogy of Christ. The Codex also depicts the first Czech King Vratislav II and features a reference to St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kodex_vysehradsky4.jpg?timestamp=1590718440 https://english.radio.cz/books-and-bookworms-how-a-czech-company-making-authentic-copies-rare-historic-8263454 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9