# Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

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2017 book by Christopher de Hamel

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts First edition Author Christopher de Hamel Language English Subject Medieval art, religion Publisher Allen Lane Publication date April 2017 Publication place United Kingdom Media type Print (Hardback and paperback) Pages 640 Award Wolfson History Prize (2017) ISBN 9781594206115 OCLC 1007563369 Dewey Decimal 091.094

***Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts***[a] is a 2017 book by historian [Christopher de Hamel](/source/Christopher_de_Hamel) that explores the [European medieval world](/source/Middle_Ages) through an in-depth study of 12 [illuminated manuscripts](/source/Illuminated_manuscripts).[1][2] It won the [Wolfson History Prize](/source/Wolfson_History_Prize) in 2017.[3]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Published as ***Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World*** in the United States.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nyt_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nyt_1-1) Castor, Helen (December 19, 2017). ["Illuminating the Past, One Precious Book at a Time"](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/books/review/de-hamel-manuscripts-medieval-world-illuminated-books.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Thomson, Ian (September 25, 2016). ["Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts – review"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/25/meetings-remarkable-manuscripts-christopher-hamel-illuminated). *www.theguardian.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Dugdale, John (May 20, 2017). ["Worth waiting for: Christopher de Hamel wins the Wolfson history prize"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/20/worth-waiting-for-christopher-de-hamel-wolfson-history-prize). *www.theguardian.com*.

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