Heart-shaped medieval Books of Hours pic.twitter. Illuminated Manuscripts for Sale Illuminated manuscripts, meticulously crafted by medieval scribes, feature in numerous medieval-themed contemporary novels and their popular film adaptations. Freed from COVID-19, fingers crossed, weвЂ™ll have a renewed focus on the tactile object-and a need for joy. (IвЂ™m calling it now: 2022 is the year the heart-shaped book will make its comeback. Learn more about the collection and the RosenbergsвЂ™ work here-or check out these heart-shaped Books of Hours, which are only tangentially related but incredibly pleasing. And if youвЂ™ve got ВЈ8 million but feel guilty about blowing it all on Books of Hours, worry no more: as per the RosenbergsвЂ™ wishes, their family will donate all the funds from the auction to support the rare book collections of museums. Notable among the collection: about one dozen Books of Hours, including one illuminated by the Master of the Paris Bartholomaeus Anglicus with sixteen miniature paintings, and a complete first edition of the works of Plato. The everyday lives of the writers, scribes, and illustrators are. Rosenberg, is expected to fetch at least ВЈ8 million. This program is a concise history of the illuminated manuscript and book production. This collection, the private collection of late philanthropists and collectors Elaine and Alexandre P. An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. On April 23, вЂњone of the most important collections of illuminated manuscripts and early prints to have appeared at auctionвЂќ will go on sale at ChristieвЂ™s.