taz, 12 March 2024 [German]
“Lesen und lernen und lieben”
Heribert Tenschert ist Antiquar und sammelt und verkauft kostbarste Druckwerke. Gerade im Angebot: ein Messbuch für 680.000 Euro. Wie kam er dazu?
The Book Collector, Autumn 2023
For getting on for fifty years now the name ofHeribert Tenschert has stood in the world of books as a memorial of splendour. This has been commemorated by a series of catalogues, large in format, polychrome in design, learned in text, arnd astounding both in content and diversity. By Nicolas Barker.
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The Book Collector, Winter 2021
There can be no doubt that the catalogues, each one a substantial monument to its subject, that Heribert Tenschert has published over the last half-century, have been the grandest, in scope and physical form, produced by any bookseller in that period. By Nicolas Barker.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 29 April 2021 [German]
A surprisingly large-format gem: Claude de Toulongeon's book of hours is for sale at Heribert Tenschert. By Andreas Platthaus.
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NZZ on Sunday, 30 August 2015 [German]
Heribert Tenschert is the most important antiquarian of our time. His collection of printed Books of Hours is now completed, at over 375 volumes of overwhelming beauty. By Manfred Papst.
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Architectural Digest, March 2019 [German]
Hardly anything is as outstanding as the illustrated French book of the 19th century. The antiquarian Heribert Tenschert reflects in his "Univers Romantique" the wavering of the Grande Nation between freedom and restriction. By Oliver Jahn.
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Weltkunst, March 2019 [German]
At the Bibermühle, Heribert Tenschert brings together unique, lavishly-illustrated splendid editions. His compiled "Univers Romantique" tells of Europe's most luxurious epoch of book culture. By Andreas Platthaus.
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Audi magazin, 2013 [German]
His collection of rare books and illuminated manuscripts is considered the most valuable of its kind, his estate at Schaffhausen is a cathedral honouring the art of printing: visiting the fairytale kingdom of antiquarian Heribert Tenschert. By Brigitte Ulmer.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Kunstmarkt, 23 February 2008 [German]
United in a splendid volume: 32 illuminated codices from France. The antiquarian Heribert Tenschert presents Volume IV of his catalogue "Leuchtendes Mittelalter: Neue Folge". By Mareike Hennig.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 15 September 2007 [German]
For almost thirty years, Heribert Tenschert has been one of the most important antiquarians in the world. His Bibermühle estate on the Rhine, with numerous rare and valuable bibliophilic trophies, is a paradise for book lovers. But even at this lofty height, the thrill of the hunt remains. By Hannes Hintermeier.
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