Facsimile reprints of historical books – from scanning and digital printing to our own bookbindery
Fines Mundi GmbH
SaarbrückenNew on Amplifa
About Fines Mundi
Fines Mundi GmbH, based in Saarbrücken, is a publishing house specialized in reprints of historical books with its own book manufactory. The company carefully reissues selected works from old libraries, archives and antiquarian dealers as true-to-the-original facsimile reprints – from travel literature, view books and military history to art and architectural history, and on to the history of technology, natural history and manuscripts. The entire production takes place in-house: after title research and clarification of copyright issues, the source materials are digitized with a scanner specially developed for books that is particularly gentle. The raw data is then optimized on the computer and, after a passed test print, transferred to the digital printing press; printing is done on age-resistant, acid-free book printing paper. Cover design and bookbinding are handled by the in-house bookbindery, which works in the tradition of a family-owned craft business of more than 100 years and, when required, also produces its own marbled and paste papers. Print runs are based on pre-orders; since the data is archived electronically, even the smallest print runs are possible.
- Site
- Saarbrücken
- Processes
- Facsimile reprints of historical books, Digitization of book source materials, Digital printing, Own bookbindery (complete production in-house), Cover design including marbled/paste papers, Subscription discounts, Publishing house and antiquarian bookshop
- Materials
- Acid-free book printing paper, Full cloth binding, Marbled and paste papers, Digitization, Digital printing
- Certificates
- Internal print and finish inspection
- Industries
- Publishing/book trade, Antiquarian bookshop, Reprint publisher, Book manufactory
- 01
Title research and copyright review
- 02
Procurement of source materials (libraries, archives, collectors)
- 03
Digitization with a book-friendly special scanner
- 04
Digital data optimization on the computer
- 05
Test print and inspection
- 06
Digital printing on acid-free book printing paper
- 07
Cover design and binding in the in-house bookbindery
- 08
Distribution via publishing house, shop and antiquarian bookshop
Paper, Binding and Processes
Acid-free book printing paper
Age-resistant paper that reproduces the original impression of the historical source materials.
Full cloth binding
Binding material for robust library editions with gold embossing on the spine.
Marbled and paste papers
Produced in the in-house bookbindery when the source material requires it.
Digitization
Particularly gentle scanner specially developed for books, for valuable originals.
Digital printing
Printing process following computer-assisted data optimization and test print.
Locations
Saarbrücken
DEHeadquarters with complete production: digitization, digital printing, bookbindery
- Lot size
- Smallest print runs up to first editions based on pre-orders
- Materials
- Acid-free book printing paper, full cloth, marbled/paste papers
- Special scanner for book digitization
- Digital printing press
- Bookbindery equipment
Components / Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality
Before the test print and final production, in-house inspectors check the print data; the in-house bookbindery combines traditional craftsmanship quality standards with modern workflows.
| Evidence | Saarbrücken |
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| Internal print and finish inspection |
History
- 100+ Jahre
The in-house bookbindery continues the tradition of a family-owned craft business of more than 100 years.