Christopher de Hamel

The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge. But we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made, collected and preserved them through the centuries, and to whom they owe their existence.

La colección “Artesanos medievales” es una colección de libros que tienen como asunto el estudio tanto de los distintos artistas anónimos que trabajaron durante la Edad Media bajo el anonimato de los

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON FICTION Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable Neil MacGregor A marvellous book David Attenborough Full of delights Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world the most beguiling history book of the year This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is like meeting a very famous person We may all pretend that a well known celebrity is no different from anyone else and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature The idea for the book which is entirely new is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve of the most famous manuscripts in existence and to explore with the author what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history and sometimes about the modern world too Christopher de Hamel introduces us to kings queens saints scribes artists librarians thieves dealers collectors and the international community of manuscript scholars showing us how he and his fellows piece together evidence to reach unexpected conclusions He traces the elaborate journeys which these exceptionally precious ar

A narrative account of the Bible as a book and an artefact, from the earliest fragments found in the Egyptian desert to the many modern translations. The author seeks to write as an impartial historian and focuses on the manufacture, translation and distribution of Bibles throughout history.

The Book A compelling, highly readable history of the Bible as a book.Christopher de Hamel This important volume tells for the first time the story of the Bible as a book, tracing its publication in endless forms and numerous languages from its origins to the present day Covers the original languages of Hebrew and Greek, the Latin Vulgate translation of Saint Jerome, the manuscript Bibles of the Middle Ages, the first printing and the translations of Protestant reformers, right up to the flood of new versions in the 20th century Concludes with the modern discovery of papyrus fragments and Dead Sea Scrolls, which have cast important new light on the origins of the Bible Contains more than 200 rich, fascinating and varied illustrations of Bibles from all times and places .A compelling, highly readable, scrupulously factual and unbiased history of the Bible as a book, with over 200 rich, fascinating and varied illustrations of Bibles from all times and places. The Bible is the most widely circulated book ever written. The Book: A History of the Bible tells for the first time the momentous story of the Bible as a book, tracing its publication in endless forms and numerous languages from its origins to the present day. The clear and highly readable narrative includes an account of the Old and New Testaments in their original languages of Hebrew and Greek, the Latin Vulgate translation of Saint Jerome, the magnificent manuscript Bibles of the Middle Ages, Guttenberg and the first printed Bible, and the translations of Wycliffe, Luther and the Protestant reformers. Continuing with missionary Bibles, the emergence of the modern Bible publishing industry and the mass of twentieth-century translations and versions, it concludes with the modern discovery of papyrus fragments and Dead Sea Scrolls which have cast important new light on the origins of the Bible. Christopher de Hamel writes as a historian. Without being evangelical or polemical, he bases his text scrupulously on actual surviving Bibles and the historical circumstances in which they were made. Scholarly and authoritative, The Book provides a new, clear-sighted, thought-provoking and utterly gripping account of the origins and history of the world's most influential book

Exquisite intelligent illuminating mischievous delightful The TimesThe acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of historyThe illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge But we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made collected and preserved them through the centuries and to whom they owe their existence This entrancing book describes some of the extraordinary people who have spent their lives among illuminated manuscripts over the last thousand years A monk in Normandy a prince of France a Florentine bookseller an English antiquary a rabbi from central Europe a French priest a Keeper at the British Museum a Greek forger a German polymath a British connoisseur and the woman who created the most spectacular library in America all of them were participants in what Christopher de Hamel calls the Manuscripts Club This exhilarating fraternity and the fellow enthusiasts who come with it throw new light on how manuscripts have survived and been used by very d

Uma extraordinária visita ao mundo medieval por meio de doze manuscritos maravilhosamente ilustrados.Misto de impressão de viagem e história de detetive, Manuscritos notáveis é, assim como cada um do

Una extraordinaria exploración del mundo medieval Grandes manuscritos medievales es un cautivador viaje por doce manuscritos ilustrados medievales. Christopher de Hamel, bibliotecario de la prestigio