Detail of a medieval illuminated manuscript leaf with historiated initial, gold decoration, and Latin text – available to purchase from Keegan Goepfert, specialist in illuminated manuscripts and miniatures.

Buy an Illuminated Manuscript

If you’re looking to buy an illuminated manuscript, purchase a medieval Book of Hours, acquire a rare Gradual, a text manuscript or secular codex, you’ve come to the right place. I specialize in authentic illuminated manuscripts made between the 12th and 16th centuries, Books of Hours, Antiphonals, Missals, Graduals, Psalters and rare vernacular works, each handwritten and illuminated on parchment with gold and richly colored pigments. Whether devotional or secular, every manuscript I offer is unique, meaningful and historically significant. You’ll find original illuminated manuscripts available to purchase now, each one carefully researched, described and photographed. Contact me for expert guidance, collecting advice or help finding the right manuscript for your collection.

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Read more on illuminated manuscripts:

Explore detailed entries on important manuscripts by the Master of the Beaussant Altarpiece, and don’t miss my reflections on the “Très Riches Heures” exhibition at Chantilly, which gathered masterpieces of late medieval illumination and offered rare insight into the world of princely books, private devotion, and the evolution of manuscript art.

You can also browse my archive of sold works to discover additional examples and see the depth of material I’ve handled.