The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club

The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club tells of twelve men and women, from the eleventh century to the twentieth, all deeply immersed in the world of illuminated manuscripts. The saint, the patron, the bookseller, the artist, the antiquary, the collector, the rabbi, the savant, the librarian, the editor, the forger and the curator had very different reasons for their passion, but manuscripts animated the lives of them all and unite them in fellowship across time. br>br> Christopher de Hamel takes us into in their homes and workplaces, from the monasteries and synagogues of Normandy and Moravia to the universities of Germany and the museums of America. In the pages of his book, remarkable manuscripts tumble through the centuries, connecting the shared enthusiasm of a French prince and a Greek peasant and an African-American curator. This is a story of greed, discovery and disaster -- and of unquenchable joy in the greatest and most treasured books ever made.>

About the author

In the course of a long career at Sotheby's and at Cambridge University, Christopher de Hamel has probably seen and catalogued more medieval manuscripts than anyone alive, and his delight and enthusiasm run through all he writes. He is the author of many books, translated into numerous languages, including A History of Illuminated Manuscripts, The Book in the Cathedral, and Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts, which won both the Duff Cooper Prize and the Wolfson History Prize. He is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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Reading the Posthumous Papers is like taking a walk in excellent company ... an exceptional book, and itself an object worth cherishing. Daniel Brooks Sunday Telegraph

Product details

• Authors: Christopher de Hamel, Christopher de Hamel, Hamel Christopher de
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780241304372
• ISBN: 978-0-241-30437-2
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 239 mm x 51 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; Europe, European History, Conservation, restoration & care of artworks, RELIGION / History, ART / Conservation & Preservation, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, Medieval History, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Church history, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks, Forgery, falsification and theft of artworks, Medieval style, Conservation, restoration and care of artworks