The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts

by Mary Wellesley

Book Overview

A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII

Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author's status--part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer's writing, for example, is because he was a London-based government official first and a poet second. Other works by the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541675088
• ISBN13: 9781541675087
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.6"