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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EventsLe Jardin magique : à la recherche de la Rose
May 22 - July 31, 2025 Read more -
PublicationsJewels on Paper: Secrets of Creation
Text by Beatriz Chadour-Sampson with Gaia Grizzi. Introduction by Sandra Hindman June 20, 2025 A staggering number of more than 2,750 drawings make up this exceptionally rich archive of jewelry designs that spans two centuries from the late eighteenth century to the 1970s. The... Read more -
EventsFrieze Seoul
September 3 - 6, 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”
January 1, 2024 Read more -
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