非凡抄本寻访录：Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
- 作者
- 出版社 社会科学文献出版社
- 出版时间 2019年1月
- ISBN 9787520137362
内容简介
Thisisabookaboutwhymedievalmanuscriptsmatter.Comingfacetofacewithanimportantilluminatedmanuscriptintheoriginalislikemeetingaveryfamousperson.Wemayallpretendthatawell-knowncelebrityisnodifferentfromanyoneelse,andyetthereisanundeniablethrillinactuallymeetingandtalkingtoapersonofworldstature.Theideaforthebook,whichisentirelynew,istoinvitethereaderintointimateconversationswithtwelveofthemostfamousmanuscriptsinexistenceandtoexplorewiththeauthorwhattheytellusaboutnearlyathousandyearsofmedievalhistory-andsometimesaboutthemodernworldtoo.ChristopherdeHamelintroducesustokings,queens,saints,scribes,artists,librarians,thieves,dealers,collectorsandtheinternationalcommunityofmanuscriptscholars,showingushowheandhisfellowspiecetogetherevidencetoreachunexpectedconclusions.Hetracestheelaboratejourneyswhichtheseexceptionallypreciousartefactshavemadethroughtimeandspace,showsushowtheyhavebeencopied,whohasownedthemorlustedafterthem(andhowwecantell),howtheyhavebeenembroiledinpoliticsandscholarlydisputes,howtheyhavebeenregardedasobjectsofsupremebeautyandluxuryandassymbolsofnationalidentity.Thebooktouchesonreligion,art,literature,music,scienceandthehistoryoftaste.Parttravelbook,partdetectivestory,partconversationwiththereader,MeetingswithRemarkableManuscriptsconveysthefascinationandexcitementofencounteringsomeofthegreatestworksofartinourculturewhich,intheoriginals,aretomostpeoplecompletelyinaccessible.Attheend,wehaveaslightlydifferentperspectiveonhistoryandhowwecomebyknowledge.Itisamostunusualbook.
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