Product Information
The most beguiling and acclaimed history book of 2016, now in paperback Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is rather like meeting a very famous person. There is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature. This book is an intimate conversation with a selection of the most famous manuscripts in existence, letting each of those manuscripts illuminate the Middle Ages and sometimes the modern world too. Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts invites the reader to accompany the author on exclusive private visits to a dozen very varied collections, in different parts of the world, to discover twelve great manuscripts and to explore their historical and intellectual significance.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141977492
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046861034
Product Key Features
Number of Pages656 Pages
Publication NameMeetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
AuthorChristopher De Hamel
Subject AreaArt & Culture
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight461 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorChristopher De Hamel
TopicRestoration, Religious History, Christianity