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his sister
sure to engage young dreamers and artists alike
a British connoisseur and the woman who created the most spectacular library in America—all of them members of what Christopher de Hamel calls the Manuscripts Club
The book is an object in itself
and the current collection holds true to that past
Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500 Medieval his sisterA magnificent volume on the fascinating history of book production and patronage within the Holy Roman Empire. Far more than mere transmitters of knowledge and texts, printed books and manuscripts played a crucial role in the cultural history of the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. Counting among the most cherished possessions of medieval religious foundations, and carefully guarded over the centuries, they acted as preservers of collective