![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Episode 1 wastes no time in establishing that. They have their own special presence.Ī Discovery of Witches (based on the trilogy by Deborah Harkness) is about a very specific book with a history and a presence all of its own. But what I like most is that he also tells us what it’s like to be close to these books, now, after they have survived for so long. These are the kind of books that have a fascinating history, and De Hamel tells us a lot about the past by travelling to see, maybe even touch, them. It’s called Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, by Christopher De Hamel, and it’s about some of the oldest and most beautiful books in the world. There’s a certain book that I’ve been drawn back to over and over again since it was published in 2016. ![]()
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