Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books from the Rosenberg Collection | Christie’s

Over the course of 30 years, Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg assembled one of the finest collections of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books in the world. Eager academics and scholars could regularly be found in the library of the couple’s Upper East Side townhouse. The Rosenbergs collected with great passion. According to their daughters, Elisabeth Clark and Marianne Rosenberg, they ‘perhaps even found a soulmate’ in their books. The couple continued collecting until Alexandre’s death in 1987. Although she never added to it, Elaine took great care in preserving the collection until her own passing, aged 98, in 2020. Learn More: -- Subscribe to Christie’s YouTube: Sign up to Christie’s Weekly: Follow Christie’s on: Facebook: Twitter: htt