This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from anyone else, and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature.
The idea for the book, which is entirely new, is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve of the most famous manuscripts in existence and to explore with the author what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history - and sometimes about the modern world too. Christopher de Hamel introduces us to kings, queens, saints, scribes, artists, librarians, thieves, dealers, collectors and the international community of manuscript scholars, showing us how he and his fellows piece together evidence to reach unexpected conclusions. He traces the elaborate journeys which these exceptionally precious artefacts have made through time and space, shows us how they have been copied, who has owned them or lusted after them (and how we can tell), how they have been embroiled in politics and scholarly disputes, how they have been regarded as objects of supreme beauty and luxury and as symbols of national identity. The book touches on religion, art, literature, music, science and the history of taste.
Part travel book, part detective story, part conversation with the reader, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts conveys the fascination and excitement of encountering some of the greatest works of art in our culture which, in the originals, are to most people completely inaccessible. At the end, we have a slightly different perspective on history and how we come by knowledge. It is a most unusual book.
In the course of a long career at Sotheby's Christopher de Hamel has probably handled and catalogued more illuminated manuscripts and over a wider range than any person alive. Since 2000, he has been Fellow and Librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The Parker Library, in his care, includes many of the earliest manuscripts in English language and history. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Historical Society.
HELEN CASTOR,[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/books/review/de-hamel-manuscripts-medieval-world-illuminated-books.html?smid=fb-nytbooks&smtyp=cur,] 纽约时报书评 “Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts” is one of the least likely and most wonderful b...
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评分HELEN CASTOR,[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/books/review/de-hamel-manuscripts-medieval-world-illuminated-books.html?smid=fb-nytbooks&smtyp=cur,] 纽约时报书评 “Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts” is one of the least likely and most wonderful b...
评分HELEN CASTOR,[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/books/review/de-hamel-manuscripts-medieval-world-illuminated-books.html?smid=fb-nytbooks&smtyp=cur,] 纽约时报书评 “Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts” is one of the least likely and most wonderful b...
评分HELEN CASTOR,[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/books/review/de-hamel-manuscripts-medieval-world-illuminated-books.html?smid=fb-nytbooks&smtyp=cur,] 纽约时报书评 “Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts” is one of the least likely and most wonderful b...
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评分这本关于中世纪手稿的著作,简直是一场穿越时空的奇妙旅程。作者的笔触细腻而富有洞察力,将那些尘封在历史深处的羊皮纸和羊皮纸卷轴,重新赋予了鲜活的生命。我尤其欣赏作者在描述手稿制作工艺时的那种近乎虔诚的态度,从墨水的配制到金箔的装饰,每一个细节都展现了古代抄写员和插画师的非凡技艺与耐心。书中对不同时期手稿风格演变的梳理,清晰地勾勒出欧洲艺术史的脉络,让我得以窥见知识传播和宗教信仰在物质载体上的深刻烙印。阅读过程中,我仿佛能闻到古老图书馆中书页散发出的特有气息,感受到历史的重量与温度。那些曾经只存在于学术研究中的图像和文本,在作者的引导下,变得触手可及,充满了令人着迷的故事性。它不仅仅是一本关于书的专业书籍,更是一部关于人类文明如何记录和传承思想的宏大史诗。那种对知识的敬畏之心,深深地打动了我。
评分说实话,我原本以为这会是一本晦涩难懂的学术专著,但出乎意料的是,作者的写作风格非常具有个人魅力,充满了强烈的叙事驱动力。书中穿插着许多轶闻趣事,比如某个修道院图书馆被焚毁的惨剧,或者某个手稿是如何辗转于王室和盗贼之手。这些故事性极强的片段,有效地平衡了技术性的描述,使得阅读过程始终保持着一种悬念和期待感。我对作者在探讨“作者身份”时所采取的批判性视角印象深刻;在没有现代版权概念的时代,创作者的署名往往是模糊的,作者巧妙地运用文献比对,对一些长期被错误归属的作品进行了大胆的“身份纠正”。这种严谨而又不失趣味的学术态度,让我对中世纪知识生产的复杂性有了更深层次的认识。这本书在学术深度和大众可读性之间找到了一个近乎完美的平衡点,实属难得。
评分补一个,在leiden的时候看的。其实有点类似“世界知名手抄本xx件”,就是抽出其中的几件精品做介绍,不过画质极好,leiden图书馆自己的那件镇馆之宝就十分迷人。
评分标记一下,真没想到中文版出的这么快
评分补一个,在leiden的时候看的。其实有点类似“世界知名手抄本xx件”,就是抽出其中的几件精品做介绍,不过画质极好,leiden图书馆自己的那件镇馆之宝就十分迷人。
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评分标记一下,真没想到中文版出的这么快
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