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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Af: Christopher de Hamel Engelsk Paperback

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Af: Christopher de Hamel Engelsk Paperback
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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

''Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable'' Neil MacGregor
''A marvellous book'' David Attenborough
''Full of delights'' Tom Stoppard

An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - the most beguiling history book of the year


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 else, and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature.

The idea for the book, which is entirely new, is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve 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 about 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. He traces the elaborate journeys which these exceptionally precious artefacts have made through time and space, shows us how they have been copied, who has owned them or lusted after them (and how we can tell), how they have been embroiled in politics and scholarly disputes, how they have been regarded as objects of supreme beauty and luxury and as symbols of national identity. The book touches on religion, art, literature, music, science and the history of taste.

Part travel book, part detective story, part conversation with the reader, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts conveys the fascination and excitement of encountering some of the greatest works of art in our culture which, in the originals, are to most people completely inaccessible. At the end, we have a slightly different perspective on history and how we come by knowledge. It is a most unusual book.

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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

''Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable'' Neil MacGregor
''A marvellous book'' David Attenborough
''Full of delights'' Tom Stoppard

An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - the most beguiling history book of the year


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 else, and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature.

The idea for the book, which is entirely new, is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve 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 about 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. He traces the elaborate journeys which these exceptionally precious artefacts have made through time and space, shows us how they have been copied, who has owned them or lusted after them (and how we can tell), how they have been embroiled in politics and scholarly disputes, how they have been regarded as objects of supreme beauty and luxury and as symbols of national identity. The book touches on religion, art, literature, music, science and the history of taste.

Part travel book, part detective story, part conversation with the reader, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts conveys the fascination and excitement of encountering some of the greatest works of art in our culture which, in the originals, are to most people completely inaccessible. At the end, we have a slightly different perspective on history and how we come by knowledge. It is a most unusual book.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 640
ISBN-13: 9780141977492
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0141977493
Udg. Dato: 5 apr 2018
Længde: 30mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 208mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 apr 2018
Forfatter(e): Christopher de Hamel
Forfatter(e) Christopher de Hamel


Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie


ISBN-13 9780141977492


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 640


Udgave


Længde 30mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 208mm


Udg. Dato 5 apr 2018


Oplagsdato 5 apr 2018


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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