pickVery satisfying read, though veeery long. The colour illustrations are amazing, and the selections of significant figures involved with manuscripts mostly interesting (though I still think someone like Christine de Pizan should've figured).
I wish this wasn't almost all dudes. I know *why* it is almost all dudes, though I would argue that at the very minimum Christine de Pizan would've been a good addition.
Looking forward to the chapter on Belle Da Costa Greene, about whom I know almost nothing.
I think I need to set daily goals for this one, it's such a chonker! I love the in-line colour illustrations, though; I've been seeing that more often in books in the last couple years, but it's still so good.
pickLots of illustrations, actually in colour too despite being in-line rather than those glossy sheafs of inserted images. I didn't love the snippets of fiction introducing each chapter; I understand their utility for some, but ugh, just get to the facts!
Most interesting fact: we don't think there really was an individual “scriptorium“ in most institutions. Book production probably just happened in cloisters.
Pre-exam brain is not making much headway with this right now, even though I find non-fiction soothing. Lots of history of Christianity, so far, which is pretty inevitable.
Ebook on sale today. It works for #Algeria in November (plan ahead!) for #foodandlit. I for one am looking forward to finally reading this one that‘s been on my tbr list a long time!
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Who else buys the guidebooks to tourist attractions? I can‘t help myself when I love the visit.
