Les Enluminures

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Les Enluminures podcasts transform the past into the present with untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks through illuminating lectures, gallery talks, in-house research, and interviews with collectors and scholars.

  1. JAN 7

    Podcast - "Books of Hours, Books of Hope" with Dr Sandra Hindman and Dr Evelien Hauwaerts

    Les Enluminures podcasts transform the past into the present with untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks through illuminating lectures, gallery talks, in-house research, and interviews with collectors and scholars. For our series Book of Hours Reimagined, Dr. Sandra Hindman welcomes Evelien Hauwaerts for a very special podcast episode. Together, they explore the exquisite and inspiring work Books of Hours, Books of Hope, delving into its artistry, historical significance, and the ways in which it reimagines the traditional devotional manuscript for a contemporary audience. Join us for an illuminating conversation that bridges past and present, offering fresh perspectives on this timeless treasure.   Cover image: © 2025 Hannibal Books / Simon & Schuster. Used for review/commentary.

    38 min

  2. 02/04/2025

    Celebrating Diana Scarisbrick

    Sandra Hindman and Benjamin Zucker meet in New York and discuss their long relationships with Diana Scarisbrick and their shared interest in historic rings.  On this day, the day before Diana's funeral in London (to be held on February 5), they celebrate Diana's life, her interests, and recall her special approach to two groups of rings as included in her fascinating book, an essential guide to Rings, Jewelry of Power, Love, and Loyalty (2007, repr. 2013), described as "equal parts eye-candy and wow-inducing art-history lesson."

    11 min

  3. 11/21/2022

    Timeless Treasures: 10 Manuscripts to Celebrate 10 Years in New York

    Our 50th podcast celebrates Les Enluminures’s Ten Years in New York. Join President and Founder Sandra Hindman and Helen Allen, Executive Director of New York’s celebrated art fair The Winter Show, as they discuss all things New York-related. They explore the history of the New York gallery space, the anniversary exhibition ‘Timeless Treasures,’ plans for the future, amongst much more.    The exhibition "Timeless Treasures: 10 Manuscripts to Celebrate 10 Years in New York" runs through December 21, 2022. www.lesenluminures.com

    21 min

  4. 05/26/2022

    Thinking Broadly:  Rolls, Codices, Codicology, Connoisseurship, Paleography, and Media ”Revolutions” with Sonja Drimmer

    Join host Sandra Hindman and Sonja Drimmer on a special episode of the Les Enluminures podcast! Sandra and Sonja sit down to discuss her most recent article in Speculum “Connoisseurship, Art History and the Paleographical Impasse in Middle English Studies,” as well as her recent work on the “rollodex,” framing the relationship between hybrid parchment objects living between the roll and the codex. Drimmer is an associate professor at U Mass Amherst specializing in medieval European art with expertise in illuminated manuscripts and early print. She received her BA from Brown University and PhD from Columbia University. Drimmer’s research is largely concerned with premodern notions of authorship and authority, the collaborative nature of artistic production, media theory, reproduction, and the aesthetics and material culture of politics. She maintains a strong interest in historiography and in particular how reproduction and restoration shape the reception of objects over time.    Publications and References for Sonja Drimmer: Sonja Drimmer, The Art of Allusion: Illuminators and the Making of English Literature, 1403-1476 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) Sonja Drimmer in Speculum “Connoisseurship, Art History and the Paleographical Impasse in Middle English Studies” 2022.

    57 min

  5. 04/15/2022

    Enameling Techniques

    With an effect like melted glass, enamel work creates stunning, colorful effects on sculptures, enlivening their surfaces. Today, we take a look at the history and various technical processes of enameling. Covering cloisonné, champlevé, and enamel in ronde-bosse, we also examine works in the Les Enluminures collection which demonstrate these varied enameling techniques, including works by Castellani, Baroque rings, and Giuliano’s painted enamel.    Resources: Les Enluminures Castellani Quatrefoil Brooch  Castellani Brooch at the British Museum   Heart-Shaped Pendant with Cherub by Guliano   Love Ring with Bow and Flowers

    21 min

  6. 03/31/2022

    The Winter Show: A History

    Today we discuss the history of the Winter Show and philanthropic culture in the United States with Kristen Racaniello and Sandra Hindman. Tune in and discover the origins of the exhibition, the history of gifting in the USA, and hear about Sandra’s delightful journey to participating in the Winter Show. You can join us at the Winter Show in booth 1-11 starting today, Thursday March 31 to Sunday April 10. Regular hours begin at 12:00 but closing times vary. We hope to see you there!    Resources: Les Enluminures at the Winter Show The Winter Show Website

    17 min

  7. 03/17/2022

    Margins and Monsters with Sherry Lindquist

    Join our founder and host Sandra Hindman as she discusses the monstrous, marginalia and determining the center with Sherry Lindquist, co-author of Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. This interview coincides with the topic of our Chicago gallery exhibition, “The Margins of Medieval Art: Questioning the Center,” which is open through March 30th. What are Sandra and Sherry’s favorite monsters? What determines if an image or subject is “central” to a manuscript folio or pushed to its borders? How does gender, sex, and “monsterizing” play a role in creating margins that frame, subvert, or support the center? Find out on this episode of the Les Enluminures podcast.    Resources: Sherry C. M. Lindquist and Asa Simon Mittman: Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders The Margins of Medieval Art: questioning the Center, Chicago

    43 min

  8. 03/03/2022

    The Secret Best Seller: Misery

    Shocking as it may be a medieval bestseller was misery. That text, On the Misery of the Human Condition, is the subject of our podcast today. It was written by a soon-to-be Pope and remained wildly popular for five hundred years before mysteriously dropping out of favor. This text is filled with insights into the Medieval perspective through the meditations of Pope Innocent III, and our manuscript, TM557, is a classic example of the popularity of the Misery throughout time. It is an important historical record and a must-read text for anyone interested in medieval history and life.   Resources:  TM 557, On the Misery of the Human Condition  On the success of Latin texts in the Middle Ages Robert E. Lewis, ed. and tr., Lotario dei Segni (Pope Innocent III), De miseria condicionis humane, Athens, Georgia, 1978  John C. Moore, Pope Innocent III (1160/61-1216). To Root up and Plant, Leiden, 2003  John C. Moore, “Innocent III’s De miseria humanae conditionis: A Speculum curiae,” Catholic Historical Review 67 (1981), pp. 553-564.

    29 min
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Les Enluminures podcasts transform the past into the present with untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks through illuminating lectures, gallery talks, in-house research, and interviews with collectors and scholars.

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  • Creator
    lesenluminures
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2019 All rights reserved.
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