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| Author | Christopher De Hamel |
| Publisher | Phaidon Press |
| Publication Date | September 26, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0714834521 |
| Pages | 272 |
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Illuminated manuscripts are perhaps the most beautiful treasures to survive from the middle ages. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the medieval world of books, their production and their consumption. The text divides this world into different groups of readers and writers: missionaries, emperors, monks, students, aristocrats, priests, collectors and the general public. De Hamel is both informative and immensely readable, and the sumptuous illustrations render this book too good to be missed.