Abreathtakingjourneyintothehiddenhistoryofmedievalmanuscripts,fromtheLindisfarneGospelstotheornatePsalterofHenryVIII“Adelight--immersive,conversational,andintenselyvisual,fullofgorgeousillustrationsandshimmeringdescription.“-HelenCastor,authorofShe-WolvesMedievalmanuscriptscantellusmuchaboutpowerandart,knowledgeandbeauty.Manyhavesurvivedbecauseofanauthor’sstatus--partofthereasonwehavesomuchofChaucer’swriting,forexample,isbecausehewasaLondon-basedgovernmentofficialfirstandapoetsecond.Otherworksbythelessinfluentialhavenarrowlyavoidedruin,likethebookofilliterateMargeryKempe,foundinacountryhousecloset,thecovernibbledonbymice.ScholarMaryWellesleyrecountstheamazingoriginsoftheseremarkablemanuscripts,surfacingtheimportantrolesplayedbywomenandordinarypeople--thegrinders,binders,andscribes--intheircreationandsurvival.TheGildedPageisthestoryofthewrittenwordinthemanuscriptage.Richandsurprising,itshowshowthemostexquisiteobjectsevermadebyhumanhandscamefromunexpectedplaces.“MaryWellesleyisabornstorytellerandTheGildedPageisasgoodashistoricalwritinggets.Thisisasensationaldebutbyawonderfullygiftedhistorian.“--DanJones,bestsellingauthorofThePlantagenetsandTheTemplars
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