Meetings with remarkable manuscripts
De Hamel, Christopher, 1950-2016
Books, Manuscripts
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Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from anyone else, and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature. The idea for the book is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with 12 of the most famous manuscripts in existence and to explore with the author what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history - and sometimes the modern world too. Christopher de Hamel introduces us to kings, queens, saints, scribes, artists, librarians, thieves, dealers, collectors and the international community of manuscript scholars, showing us how he and his fellows piece together evidence to reach unexpected conclusions.
Main title:
Meetings with remarkable manuscripts / Christopher de Hamel.
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Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2016.UK : Allen Lane, 2016.
Collation:
v, 632 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241003046 (hbk)
Dewey class:
091
Language:
English
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BRN:
1606070