The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket
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The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket
Author: Hamel, Christopher de
Brand: Allen Lane
Color: Brown
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 64
Release Date: 27-04-2021
Part Number: 9780241469583
Details: From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket
The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's Becket.
In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury, and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered.
Beautifully illustrated and published to coincide with the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artefacts of medieval England.
EAN: 9780241469583
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
Languages: English
