A brilliant tale of lexicographers whose lives are influenced in surprising ways by mountweazels. (Mountweazel, noun: a fake entry deliberately inserted into a dictionary or work of reference…) A playful, witty delight from start to finish. Also available in paperback.
The Liar’s Dictionary
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A labour of love and scholarship, this is a study of the extraordinary Royal Library of Dom Joao V (1706-1750) of Portugal that was destroyed in 1755 in the Lisbon earthquake. The library co... read more
The Lost Library of the King of Portugal
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A history of medieval and early modern manuscripts - from Beowulf to Shakespeare folios. Illustrated.
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The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Food
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A neat bit of historical detective work enabled the author of 'Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts' to identify Becket's Anglo-Saxon Psalter, which he may have been holding when he was murd... read more