History in Flames: The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts

Robert Bartlett

€ 27.99

This item arrived at our Den Haag store within the past 8 weeks

If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 3-5 working days.

The writings of the medieval period come down to us in manuscripts, which are highly vulnerable. This book explores cases in which large numbers of such manuscripts were rapidly destroyed by human force such as arson, shelling, or bombing, and the attempts made to enable their survival.