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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
First edition
AuthorChristopher de Hamel
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedieval art, religion
PublisherAllen Lane
Publication date
April 2017
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback and paperback)
Pages640
AwardWolfson History Prize (2017)
ISBN9781594206115
OCLC1007563369
091.094

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World is a 2017 book by historian Christopher de Hamel that explores the European medieval world through an in-depth study of 12 illuminated manuscripts.[1][2] It won the Wolfson History Prize in 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Castor, Helen (December 19, 2017). "Illuminating the Past, One Precious Book at a Time". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Thomson, Ian (September 25, 2016). "Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts – review". www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ Dugdale, John (May 20, 2017). "Worth waiting for: Christopher de Hamel wins the Wolfson history prize". www.theguardian.com.