Bookseller Catalogs


E-Catalogue Eighteen: Books of Hours

By Les Enluminures, Ltd.


E-Catalogue Eighteen: Books of Hours Omnipresent in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, Books of Hours are often called the bestseller of the Middle Ages. Today they are one of the most common types of manuscript surviving from this era, found widely in public and private collections, and often reproduced.

E-Catalogue Seventeen: What Was a Bible in the Middle Ages?

By Les Enluminures, Ltd.


E-Catalogue Seventeen: What Was a Bible in the Middle Ages? If you consult Webster’s dictionary, you will learn that “The Bible” is the texts that are considered sacred by Jews and Christians, and also the physical object that includes these texts. This e-catalogue explores selective aspects of the Bible in the Middle Ages, seen through the lens of 14 manuscripts.

E-Catalogue Sixteen: Records of Daily Life from the Middle Ages and Renaissance

By Les Enluminures, Ltd.


E-Catalogue Sixteen: Records of Daily Life from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Legal and administrative records from public and private sources, or documents, might sound a little dry, or a little specialized. If that was your first thought, the items collected here in this short list will surprise you both with their immediacy (they all record things of real importance to everyone mentioned in their text) and, often, with their beauty, seen in their script, handsome notary marks, and even, at times, illumination.

E-Catalogue Fifteen: DEAI Initiatives and Collecting Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

By Les Enluminures, Ltd.


E-Catalogue Fifteen: DEAI Initiatives and Collecting Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts DEAI initiatives (Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion) ask us to think differently about building collections, particularly collections in academic institutions. At Les Enluminures we recognize that the process can at first seem especially challenging for manuscripts from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. But if you dig a little deeper, nothing is further from the truth.

Selections of Harrison of Paris - Monroe Wheeler Press

By Blind Horse Books


Selections of Harrison of Paris - Monroe Wheeler Press Monroe Wheeler, co-founder of the Monroe Wheeler Press, established in 1930 in New York and part of the Paris literary scene of ex-pats during the 1920s. They transformed fine press publishing by blending literary works with sophisticated design aligned with the modernist movement.

Collaborating with Harrison M. Weisman, known as ‘Harrison of Paris,’ they produced limited-edition books that became artistic expressions. The press, renowned for rare typefaces and high-quality papers, left a legacy in the world of fine printing in their quest to elevate the book as an art form.

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