Grandes manuscritos medievales es un cautivador viaje por doce manuscritos ilustrados medievales. Christopher de Hamel, bibliotecario de la prestigiosa Biblioteca Parker de la Universidad de Cambridge, acompaña al lector durante mil años...
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...
This beautiful catalog explores four books that are remarkable survivals of what people read in the Middle Ages - the finest of medieval Bibles (the greatest text of Western civilization), one of the oldest Books of Hours (the most famous medieval manuscr...
This important volume tells for the first time the story of the Bible as a book, tracing its publication in endless forms and numerous languages from its origins to the present day. Contains more than 200 rich, fascinating and varied illustrations of Bibl...