Mary Wellesley
Mary Wellesley is a former research affiliate at the British Library, where she still teaches medieval language and literature. A frequent contributor to the London Review of Books, she completed her PhD at University College London. She lives in London.
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The Gilded Page
- By: Mary Wellesley
- Narrator: Mary Wellesley
- Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospels to the ornate Psalter of Henry VIII.
Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of... Read more
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