The author is a scholar of illuminated manuscripts who invites the reader along to examine in detail twelve rare documents in several institutions around the world. The manuscripts range in age from the very early middle ages to the late fifteenth century, and the book is richly illustrated. De Hamel is perceptive and also wry in his descriptions of the documents and the sometimes stuffy institutions that possess them. A fun book to browse chapter by chapter.
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