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For many years, he was head of the Western Manuscripts department at Sotheby's in London. He is Fellow Librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. His \u003ci\u003eHistory of Illuminated Manuscripts\u003c/i\u003e, also published by Phaidon, has become a standard work.\u003c/p\u003e","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"\u003cp\u003eA compelling, highly readable, scrupulously factual and unbiased history of the Bible as a book, with over 200 rich, fascinating and varied illustrations of Bibles from all times and places. The Bible is the most widely circulated book ever written. \u003ci\u003eThe Book: A History of the Bible\u003c/i\u003e tells for the first time the momentous story of the Bible as a book, tracing its publication in endless forms and numerous languages from its origins to the present day. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clear and highly readable narrative includes an account of the Old and New Testaments in their original languages of Hebrew and Greek, the Latin Vulgate translation of Saint Jerome, the magnificent manuscript Bibles of the Middle Ages, Guttenberg and the first printed Bible, and the translations of Wycliffe, Luther and the Protestant reformers. Continuing with missionary Bibles, the emergence of the modern Bible publishing industry and the mass of twentieth-century translations and versions, it concludes with the modern discovery of papyrus fragments and Dead Sea Scrolls which have cast important new light on the origins of the Bible. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher de Hamel writes as a historian. Without being evangelical or polemical, he bases his text scrupulously on actual surviving Bibles and the historical circumstances in which they were made. Scholarly and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eThe Book\u003c/i\u003e provides a new, clear-sighted, thought-provoking and utterly gripping account of the origins and history of the world's most influential book\u003c/p\u003e","webReviews":"'Christopher de Hamel's masterly introduction to the…history of the Bible, published sumptuously yet affordably by Phaidon, deserves every recommendation…urbane and scholarly…[a] fluent and engrossing narrative.' (Christopher Fletcher, British Library, \u003cem\u003eNotes \u0026amp;Queries\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Fascinating reading, with the added bonus of over 200 stunning illustrations…De Hamel […] illuminates for the reader the influence of the Bible on culture, language and art…not only perhaps the most comprehensive book of its type and on its theme, but the most enjoyable and reader-friendly.' (\u003cem\u003eEdinburgh Review\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e'An excellent guide to the development of the Bible.' (Gerald Hammond, University of Manchester, \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'A narrative history, rich in human interest and telling anecdote. Sumptuously illustrated and engagingly written, \u003cem\u003eThe Book\u003c/em\u003e charts a fascinating course through what its author describes as \"the biggest subject in the world\".' (Alixe Bovey, curator of manuscripts, British Library, \u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'I cannot remember when I last so much enjoyed a work of serious scholarship.' (\u003cem\u003eTheology\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Lively, fascinating, and eminently readable…Like it or not, all our lives come into contact somewhere with the contents of \u003cem\u003eThe Book\u003c/em\u003e.' (Janet Backhouse, \u003cem\u003eHistory Today\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'The history of the Bible is the history of the book.' (\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Essential' (\u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c/em\u003e) \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'magisterial…an awe-inspring range of reference and understanding' (\u003cem\u003eThe Tablet\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Authoritative and gripping.' (\u003cem\u003eMethodist Recorder\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Lovely illustrations…written in an accessible narrative style.' (\u003cem\u003eReform\u003c/em\u003e)","webShortDescription":"A compelling, highly readable history of the Bible as a book."}