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ovvlish's review against another edition
3.5
80% of this book was excellent, but in amongst all the goodness was the author being generally insufferable (and also incorrect on silly things - the Getty is not "the only true museum" on a list of libraries that also includes the Morgan in NYC). He also seems to be a bit confused in who he thinks his audience is. Still an enjoyable read.
hb_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
this was mostly a pretty fun and interesting read. I enjoyed that the audiobook was narrated by the author, who is clearly passionate about his work. I didn't always enjoy some of his asides about the places he went to, which sometimes came off as judgy and superficial in contrast to the deep dives on the manuscripts.
jeninmotion's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
5.0
I took a long, long time to read this but it was an absolutely delight to read about these deeply fascinating manuscripts and about the whole work of medieval manuscript studies.
marmite98's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
3.5
hewlettelaine's review
5.0
Really beautiful and informative history of some truly amazing works of art and literature