Manuscripts
Discover featured manuscripts from our inventory of masterpieces.
The High Sheriff Chiche Hours
A manuscript with an exceedingly rare depiction of a Manus Meditationis
Book of Hours by the Master of Petrarch’s Triumphs
A sublime book of hours for a refined lady
Moralia in Job
A gargantuan English Romanesque copy of a fundamentally important Christian text
The Psalter of Count Ludwig the Younger of Oettingen
A new addition to the corpus of Southern German illuminated manuscripts
The Tollemache Oon of Foure
The last manuscript of this important Biblical text to appear on the market
The Medici-Longleat Josephus
Flavius Josephus' remarkable work, preserved in exceedingly rare Medici Binding
Earl of Grey Hours
A newly discovered English Book of Hours in a large format
Pupilla Oculi
The finest and most sumptuous copy of this important English text ever known
Four Gospels
An impressive manuscript that showcases the process of its own creation
The Longleat Zacharias Chrysopolitanus
A large and strikingly handsome English monastic codex, made only a century after the Norman Conquest
The St-Benet Holme Apocalypse
A rare and exceptional example of the Anglo-Norman book arts
The Hours of Catherine of Aragon
A one-of-a-kind prayer book created on the occasion of a wedding that changed the course of European history
The Hachette Hours
A tiny Manuscript bathed in Gold made for a future Queen of France
The Spitzer Hours
A patron with immaculate taste hand-picked the motifs for this timeless work of art
Franciscan Psalter
From the lifetime of St Francis: A beautiful witness of Flemish manuscript production spurred by the new zeal of the Franciscan order settling in Bruges
The Hours of Isabella d’Este
A stunning Book of Hours created for one of the most renowned female Renaissance Patrons
The Perceforest
A rarely told Arthurian tale to guide a prince toward power
Roman de Tristan in Prose
A foundational piece of literature that has shaped the imagination of generations
The Carnesecchi-Velluti Book of Hours
A precious book of hours with a dramatic trajectory through European history
The Life of Saint Radegund
A Royal Command: The lost tribute to Saint Radegund for King Charles VIII and Queen Anne of Brittany by Jean Bouchet, rediscovered
The John Ruskin Psalter
An extraordinary book cherished by an extraordinary collector
Miniature Psalter
A masterpiece of the size of a post-it stamp
Généalogie et alliances de la Maison de Boulogne
A witness to one of the most powerful women in European history
The Canterbury St. Augustine Scientific Compendium
A testament to humanity's quest for a deeper understanding
