The Collector’s Cave: Manuscripts, Legends & Lost History
When a Book Cost More Than a House
There was a time when the ultimate luxury was not a car, a watch or a yacht. It was a book. Today, great fortunes announce themselves in familiar ways....
When a Book Cost More Than a House
There was a time when the ultimate luxury was not a car, a watch or a yacht. It was a book. Today, great fortunes announce themselves in familiar ways....
The Most Beautiful Book of the Middle Ages?
A prince, three brothers and a masterpiece six centuries in the making. Discover the extraordinary story of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry — from the Limbourg brothers...
The Most Beautiful Book of the Middle Ages?
A prince, three brothers and a masterpiece six centuries in the making. Discover the extraordinary story of the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry — from the Limbourg brothers...
How Did They Make the Book of Kells?
Inside the creation of a masterpiece 1,200 years ago Around the year 800, there was no paper mill, no printing press, no tube of paint and no electric light....
How Did They Make the Book of Kells?
Inside the creation of a masterpiece 1,200 years ago Around the year 800, there was no paper mill, no printing press, no tube of paint and no electric light....
The Night the Book of Kells Disappeared
In 1006, the Book of Kells was stolen. But the thieves may not have wanted the manuscript at all. Discover the extraordinary story of its lost medieval shrine.
The Night the Book of Kells Disappeared
In 1006, the Book of Kells was stolen. But the thieves may not have wanted the manuscript at all. Discover the extraordinary story of its lost medieval shrine.
The Book of Kells: Vikings, Murder and the Thef...
The extraordinary story of the Book of Kells: Viking raids, the 68 monks of Iona, a medieval theft and the survival of a masterpiece for more than twelve centurie
The Book of Kells: Vikings, Murder and the Thef...
The extraordinary story of the Book of Kells: Viking raids, the 68 monks of Iona, a medieval theft and the survival of a masterpiece for more than twelve centurie
Why Were Some of History’s Greatest Books So En...
Why were some of history’s greatest books created on such an enormous scale? From the Codex Gigas to Renaissance astronomy and the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, discover how scale can transform...
Why Were Some of History’s Greatest Books So En...
Why were some of history’s greatest books created on such an enormous scale? From the Codex Gigas to Renaissance astronomy and the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, discover how scale can transform...