Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Christopher de Hamel

640 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 like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from anyone els...

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informative 100%
inspiring 25%
reflective 25%
relaxing 25%
challenging 12%

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medium 42%

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