Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
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First edition
Author Christopher de Hamel
LanguageEnglish
Subject Medieval art, religion
Publisher Allen Lane
Publication date
April 2017
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback and paperback)
Pages640
Award Wolfson History Prize (2017)
ISBN 9781594206115
OCLC 1007563369
091.094

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts [a] is a 2017 book by historian Christopher de Hamel that explores the European medieval world through an in-depth study of 12 illuminated manuscripts. [1] [2] It won the Wolfson History Prize in 2017. [3]

Notes

  1. Published as Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World in the United States. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Castor, Helen (December 19, 2017). "Illuminating the Past, One Precious Book at a Time". The New York Times .
  2. Thomson, Ian (September 25, 2016). "Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts – review". www.theguardian.com.
  3. Dugdale, John (May 20, 2017). "Worth waiting for: Christopher de Hamel wins the Wolfson history prize". www.theguardian.com.