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Les Enluminures

Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, offering original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art.

Last updated September 2, 2026

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Overview

Les Enluminures is a gallery specializing in manuscripts and miniatures from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, founded in Paris in 1991 by Dr. Sandra Hindman. It also handles rings and jewelry from the same periods. The gallery has locations in Paris, Chicago, and New York, and exhibits at prestigious art and antique shows. Its international clients include major museums and private collectors worldwide.

History

Les Enluminures was founded in Paris in 1991 by Dr. Sandra Hindman in association with the Chicago-based business, and it has opened a new gallery in New York in May 2012. Specializing in manuscripts and miniatures from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the gallery also handles rings and jewelry from the same periods. It organizes four or five exhibitions a year, some in collaboration with other dealers and some traveling to other locations, and these are often accompanied by catalogues. Les Enluminures exhibits at many prestigious art and antique shows, including The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, the Winter Antiques Show in New York, Frieze Masters in Seoul and EXPO Chicago. International clients of the gallery include the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, as well as many other institutional and private clients worldwide.

Products and positioning

Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination

Product categories. Illuminated manuscripts · Books of hours · Miniatures · Rings and jewelry

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