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Informationen zum Autor Kathleen Doyle is curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. Scot McKendrick is head of history and classical studies at the British Library. Together with John Lowden, they are coeditors of "Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination," also published by the British Library. Klappentext What part did books play in the lives of successive English monarchs and their families? Besides Alfred the Great, Edward IV, Henry VIII and George III, which kings cared for books? This well-illustrated volume presents a fresh and wide-ranging review of the material and documentary evidence for royal interest in handwritten and printe Zusammenfassung What part did books play in the lives of successive English monarchs and their families? Besides Alfred the Great, Edward IV, Henry VIII and George III, which kings cared for books? This well-illustrated volume presents a fresh and wide-ranging review of the material and documentary evidence for royal interest in handwritten and printe
