Grandes manuscritos medievales (edición limitada con cantos pintados)

Great Medieval Manuscripts is a captivating journey through twelve illustrated medieval manuscripts. Christopher de Hamel, librarian at the prestigious Parker Library at the University of Cambridge, accompanies the reader through a thousand years of medieval history to discover what secrets these volumes contain and what they tell us about the modern world. During this journey through history, we will meet kings, queens, saints, scribes, artists, librarians, thieves, art dealers and collectors. We will follow the steps of these precious and exceptional codices throughout time and geography, we will learn about the role they played in the Western political chessboard and who were their owners. Thanks to De Hamel's erudite narration, we will discover some of the most dazzling works of art of our culture and how knowledge has traveled over the centuries. Part travel book, part detective story, Great Medieval Manuscripts is a delightful conversation with the reader in which these volumes become fascinating protagonists of culture and history during the millennium in which Europe was forged.