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  • The Manuscripts Club

    The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts

    by Christopher de Hamel ...
    *** A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice *The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history**The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

    Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World

    by Christopher de Hamel ...
    **An extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world's leading experts.Winner of The Wolfson History Prize and The Duff Cooper Prize.A San Francisco Chronicle Holiday Book Gift Guide Pick!**Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts is a captivating examination of twelve illuminated manuscripts from the medieval period. Noted ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Book in the Cathedral

    The Last Relic of Thomas Becket

    by Christopher de Hamel ...
    From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas BecketThe assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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    The Manuscripts Club

    The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts

    by Christopher de Hamel ...
    Narrated by Christopher de Hamel, John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 25 min

    *** A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice *The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history**The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

    Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World

    by Christopher de Hamel ...
    Narrated by Christopher de Hamel ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 41 min

    Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts is a remarkable examination of twelve illuminated manuscripts from the medieval period. Noted authority Christopher de Hamel invites the listener into intimate conversations with these texts to explore what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history—and sometimes about the modern world too.In so doing, de Hamel introduces us to kings, queens ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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