The Gilded Page: The Social Lives Of Medieval Manuscripts

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Book Title: Gilded Page : the Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts

Item Length: 9.6in

Item Height: 1.4in

Item Width: 6.4in

Author: Mary Wellesley

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Medieval, Book, Europe / Great Britain / Norman ConQuest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), History / Medieval, Books & Reading, Europe / Medieval

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Year: 2021

Genre: Design, Art, Literary Criticism, History

Item Weight: 21.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 352 Pages