Description
| Product ID: | 9780241469583 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Book in the Cathedral |
| Subtitle: | The Last Relic of Thomas Becket |
| Authors: | Author: Christopher de Hamel |
| Page Count: | 64 |
| Subjects: | Conservation, restoration and care of artworks, Conservation, restoration & care of artworks, History of art, European history, History, Christianity, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, British & Irish history, Medieval history, Church history, England, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 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 only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury, and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered. Beautifully illustrated and published to coincide with the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artefacts of medieval England. From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket |
| Imprint Name: | Allen Lane |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-08-06 |