Hidden Hands - The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers

Zusatztext A georgeously written debut work from a historian of great talent Informationen zum Autor Mary Wellesley studied English Language and Literature at Lincoln College, Oxford, before gaining a PhD from University College, London in 2017. She is now a full time free-lance writer but continues to teach courses on medieval language and literature as part of the British Library's Adult Learning programme. Her work has appeared in The London Review of Books, The New York Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement, amongst others. Klappentext With an insistent emphasis on the early role of women as authors and artists and illustrated with over fifty colour plates, Hidden Hands is an important contribution to our understanding of literature and history. Zusammenfassung With an insistent emphasis on the early role of women as authors and artists and illustrated with over fifty colour plates, Hidden Hands is an important contribution to our understanding of literature and history.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Wellesley, Wellesley Mary
• Publisher: Riverrun
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.05.2022
• EAN: 9781529400946
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-0094-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; ART / History / Medieval, HISTORY / Women, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Historical research: source documents