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  • The Gilded Page

    The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts

    by Mary Wellesley ...
    A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII“A delight—immersive, conversational, and intensely visual, full of gorgeous illustrations and shimmering description.” –Helen Castor, author of She-WolvesMedieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Gilded Page

    The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts

    by Mary Wellesley ...
    Narrated by Mary Wellesley ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 15 min

    A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII.Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author’s status—part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer’s writing, for example, is because he was a London-based government official first and ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Angels & Saints

    by Eliot Weinberger, Mary Wellesley ...
    A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley.Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • Archipelago

    A Reader

    by Andrew McNellie, Norman Ackroyd, John Brannigan, Moya Cannon, Mark Cocker, Peter Davidson, Roger Deakin, Tim Dee, David Douglas, Douglas Dunn, Terry Eagleton, John Eifion Jones, John Elder, Rose Ferraby, Barbara Greg, Ivor Gurney, Alexandra Harris, Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Hill, Sally Huband, Roger Hutchinson, Mick Imlah, Kathleen Jamie, John Kerrigan, Philip Lancaster, David Lea, Angela Leighton, Gwyneth Lewis, Michael Longley, James Macdonald Lockhart, Robert Macfarlane, Angus Macmillan, Derek Mahon, Gail McNeillie, Sinéad Morrisey, Richard Murphy, Les Murray, Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, Alice Oswald, Bernard O'Donoghue, Jem Poster, Angharad Price, John Purser, Alan Riach, Tim Robinson, Katherine Rundell, Richard Sharland, Jos Smith, Mary Wellesley ...
    Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative ... Read more

    $14.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stasis in the Medieval West?

    Questioning Change and Continuity

    Edited by Michael D.J. Bintley, Martin Locker, Victoria Symons, Mary Wellesley ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This volume questions the extent to which Medieval studies has emphasized the period as one of change and development through reexamining aspects of the medieval world that remained static. The Medieval period is popularly thought of as a dark age, before the flowerings of the Renaissance ushered a return to the wisdom of the Classical era. However, the reality familiar to scholars and students of ... Read more

    $80.09 USD