The Posthumous Papers Of Manuscripts Club Christopher De Hamel Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

‘Exquisite Intelligent Illuminating Mischievous … Delightful The Timesthe Acclaimed Author Of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts Introduces Us To Extraordinary Keepers And Companions Medieval Over A Thousand Years Historythe Illuminated Middle Ages Are Among Greatest Works European Art Literature We Dazzled By Them Recognize Their Crucial Role In Transmission Knowledge But Generally Think Much Less About Countless Men Women Who Made Collected Preserved Through Centuries Whom They Owe Existence This Entrancing Book Describes Some People Have Spent Lives Last Monk Normandy Prince France Florentine Bookseller An English Antiquary Rabbi From Central Europe French Priest Keeper At British Museum Greek Forger German Polymath Connoisseur Woman Created Most Spectacular Library America - All Were Participants What Christopher De Hamel Calls Club Exhilarating Fraternity Fellow Enthusiasts Come It Throw New Light On How Survived Been Used Very Different Kinds Many Circumstances Hamel\ S Unexpected Connections Discoveries Reveal Passion Which Crosses Boundaries Time Understand Themselves Better Knowing 1850 (Or Thereabouts) John Ruskin Bought His First Manuscript \ Bookseller\ Back Alley\ Was Reaction: Worlds Every Leaf Opened Me Joy I Had Counting Letters Unravelling Arabesques As If Beaten Gold Cannot Be Told Members Share Such Wonders He Brings Scholarship Style Lifetime\ Experience Σελίδες: 624 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm