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Start Over Topic de hamel, christopher Publication Year Range Last 3 years Publication Type Book Reviews
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1. The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club review -- the joy of turning over an old leaf; Christopher de Hamel's account of the people who created illuminated manuscripts in the middle ages, and those who now preserve them, is a witty treat

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Nightclubs -- Nightclub reviews, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Peter Conrad Christopher de Hamel is a bookworm -- or, to be more precise, a manuscript weevil for whom 'mere printed books' are modish novelties -- who has the [...]

Published
2022

2. The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club by Christopher de Hamel review: a bibliophile's treat; From Renaissance rabbis to 19th-century forgers to John Pierpont Morgan's terrifying librarian, meet history's great manuscript addicts

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Librarians, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
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Byline: Daniel Brooks The first manuscript I clapped eyes on is still in my home town -- a 1544 deed of sale ratifying that Romsey Abbey had been repurchased from [...]

Published
2022

4. Manuscript men.

Author

WADDELL, JAMES

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*MEDIEVAL manuscripts, *MANUSCRIPTS, *NONFICTION
Published
2022

5. People who love pages

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de Hamel, Christopher
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by Christopher de Hamel The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club Allen Lane, 624 pages, £40 In his new paean to the hand-written text, Christopher de Hamel undertakes a series [...]

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2022