Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Christopher de Hamel

624 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced

Description

This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is rather like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from any...

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Moods

informative 100%
inspiring 35%
reflective 21%
adventurous 14%
relaxing 14%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 30%
fast 15%

Average rating

4.32

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