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.
Visitors are welcome in our Paris, Chicago and New York locations by appointment.
News, Fairs & Exhibitions
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Video entries
Understanding Books of Hours
March 24, 2021 Les Enluminures invites you to enjoy “Understanding Books of Hours” to gain a better understanding of these illuminated prayerbooks. In this thirty-minute video, Sandra Hindman introduces and delves into these... Read more -
Events
Sandra Hindman named "Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”
January 1, 2024 Read more -
Events
Tefaf 2024
Maastricht March 9 - 14, 2024 Read more -
Events
The New York Antiquarian Book Fair
New York April 4 - 7, 2024 Read more -
Publications
The Wonderland of Books of Hours
Online Publication. Text by Sandra Hindman March 3, 2023 Sitting on the bank by her sister, who is reading, Alice ponders “and what is the use of a book … without pictures or conversations.” You know what comes next.... Read more -
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About Us
Les Enluminures offers for sale exceptionally rare illuminated manuscripts, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Read more -
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