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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World

byChristopher de Hamel

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts is Christopher de Hamel's historical account of twelve Journeys into the Medieval World. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and religion. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. It is written for readers seeking substance as well as a clear path through the material.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

640

ISBN

9780143110804