Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
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PagesBooks of Hours Fall Update 2024
Reading the text and looking at the pictures of Books of Hours transports us into the presence of men and especially women of five hundred years ago. HERE is our... Read more -
EventsBeyond Sight
New York November 14, 2024 - January 10, 2025 Read more -
Video entriesHow to Look at: Illuminated Manuscripts
September 10, 2024 Sandra Hindman from mediaeval and renaissance book specialist Les Enluminures talks about two exquisite manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries, which they are presenting as part of the Frieze... Read more -
EventsSandra Hindman named "Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”
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PublicationsManuscript Bibles through the Ages: c.1150-1550
Text by Sandra Hindman and Laura Light May 6, 2024 This catalogue explores selective aspects of the Bible in the Middle Ages, seen through the lens of fifteen manuscripts from the twelfth through the sixteenth century. Read more -
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