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Medieval manuscript historian and author of the widely acclaimed Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts discovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Beckett.The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170, is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's Becket . In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which Becket cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered. Beautifully illustrated, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artifacts of medieval England and the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine.
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The Book in the Cathedral, Christopher de Hamel
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- The Book in the Cathedral
- Subtitle
- The Last Relic of Thomas Becket
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Christopher de Hamel
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN10
- 014199424X
- ISBN13
- 9780141994246
- Series
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Religious Topics, Art, Christian Themes, British Literature, Europe, England, Gifts for men, Great Britain, Middle Ages, History of Art, History of Europe, About Books, Church History, History of Religion, History of England, Medieval England, Medieval Manuscripts, Rare Books, Codicology, Thomas Cromwell
- Description
- Medieval manuscript historian and author of the widely acclaimed Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts discovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Beckett.The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170, is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's Becket . In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which Becket cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered. Beautifully illustrated, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artifacts of medieval England and the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine.