A History of Illuminated Manuscripts - Hardcover

De Hamel, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879236310 ISBN 13: 9780879236311

Publisher: David R Godine Pub, 1986

Synopsis

Explains how medieval and Renaissance manuscripts were created, tells how they survived, and surveys a variety of manuscript types

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher de Hamel is a Fellow Librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. For many years he was head of the Western Manuscripts department at Sotheby's in London. He is the author of The Book: A History of the Bible, also published by Phaidon, which has become established as a definitive work and magnum opus in itself.

Review:

"It is no mere history, but an original, lively and richly illustrated commentary."-Times Literary Supplement "Gorgeous and informative. A wonderful introduction to handwritten books from the Dark Ages to the invention of printing in the fifteenth century."-Houston Chronicle "Lavish, beautiful and sweeping look at the beginning of the printed word."-Graphic Arts Monthly "Along with excellent illustrations, this large volume includes a bibliography and index of manuscripts."-The Good Book Guide

About this edition

• Publisher: David R Godine Pub
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0879236310
• ISBN 13: 9780879236311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256