WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE & THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION& An endlessly fascinating & enjoyable book& Neil Mac Gregor& Full of delights& Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world
- the most beguiling history book of the year This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is like meeting a very famous person We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from anyone else & yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting & talking to a person of world stature The idea for the book which is entirely new is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve of the most famous manuscripts in existence & to explore with the author what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history
- & sometimes about the modern world too Christopher de Hamel introduces us to kings queens saints scribes artists librarians thieves dealers collectors & the international community of manuscript scholars showing us how he & his fellows piece together evidence to reach unexpected conclusions He traces the elaborate journeys which these exceptionally precious artefacts have made through time & space shows us how they have been copied who has owned them or lusted after them (and how we can tell) how they have been embroiled in politics & scholarly disputes how they have been regarded as objects of supreme beauty & luxury & as symbols of national identity The book touches on religion art literature music science & the history of taste Part travel book part detective story part conversation with the reader Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts conveys the fascination & excitement of encountering some of the greatest works of art in our culture which in the originals are to most people completely inaccessible At the end we have a slightly different perspective on history & how we come by knowledge It is a most unusual book

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A 40th anniversary edition of the children's classic picture book Meg & Mog Meg the witch & Mog her cat go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches The spell they cast goes off with a BANG! Meg & Mog is the perfect story for sharing or reading alone & children love exploring the colours sounds & shapes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Meet Meg whose spells usually end in disaster & Mog her long-suffering cat in their brightly coloured world of lively adventure crazy comedy & magical mayhem ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play United Kingdom released PALRegion 2 DVD LANGUAGES English (Dolby Digital Stereo ) ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1781) SPECIAL FEATURES Anamorphic Widescreen Interactive Menu Scene Access SYNOPSIS Adventures with Meg the witch & her cat Mog Thirteen stories with the incomparable combination of little witch Meg & her cat Mog List of Episodes 1 Meg Mog & Owl 2 Owl&s Voice 3 Meg On The Moon 4 Meg&s Tent 5 Meg&s Cake 6 Meg At Sea 7 Meg At The Circus 8 Meg & The Baby 9 Meg&s Veg 10 Mog&s Hiccups 11 Mog In The Fog 12 Meg&s Picnic 13 Meg&s Eggs Meg & Mog
- Vol 1 (Meg & Mog
- Meg Mog & Owl & other stories ) (Meg & Mog
- Volume One )


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play United Kingdom released PALRegion 2 DVD LANGUAGES English (Dolby Digital Stereo ) ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1781) SPECIAL FEATURES Anamorphic Widescreen Interactive Menu Scene Access SYNOPSIS More adventures with Meg the witch & her cat Mog Thirteen stories with the incomparable combination of little witch Meg & her cat Mog List of Episodes 1 Meg&s Cauldron 2 Meg at the Funfair 3 Meg&s Car 4 Meg&s Treasure 5 Meg&s Race 6 Meg&s Music 7 Meg Up the Creek 8 Meg & the Sheep 9 Mog&s Mumps 10 Meg&s Museum 11 Owl at School 12 Meg&s Christmas 13 Meg & the Snow Meg & Mog
- Vol 2 (Meg & Mog
- Meg&s Cauldron & other stories ) (Meg & Mog
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Meg is busy preparing for her Halloween party when disaster strikes & she breaks her teapot! But with the help of one of her magic spells Meg is all set to save the day!A brand new story featuring two best-loved & classic chatracters
- Meg & Mog!
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Over forty years after their first appearance much-loved characters Meg & Mog are back in a brand new adventure! After landing with a BUMP on a treasure island Meg makes friends with a peg-legged pirate called Jack & casts a magic spell to help him find buried treasure! As usual however things don't quite go according to plan ...

Meg & Mog meet a new friend
- a Roman who is in need of help! But will Meg's spell get him to London? Find out in this colourful
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Meg Mog & Owl are becalmed in a boat Meg makes one of her spells & gets more than she bargained for! ...

The bestselling MEG & MOG stories have been casting a unique spell for more than thirty-five years They are perfect for sharing or reading alone & children love exploring the colours sounds & shapes Meg Goes to Bed is the latest of the iconic MEG & MOG picture books that continue to delight children up to the age of 3 with the brightly coloured & spellbinding antics of Meg the witch Mog her cat & Owl Mog & Owl are hungry so Meg makes a spell It goes wrong & they all go to bed without any supper but Mog & Owl are still hungry Praise for Meg Goes to Bed' Bold & irresistible' Guardian' Dazzling graphic artwork & simple quirky stories' Financial Times' Meg & Mog are the perfect couple' Times Literary Supplement Helen Nicoll & Jan Pienkowski have worked together for over forty years first at the BBC & then on the MEG & MOG books Jan Pienkowski is a celebrated author of children's books he has won the Greenaway Medal twice for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea & Haunted House Want more MEG & MOG? The complete series of MEG & MOG books including Meg & Mog Meg's Eggs Meg on the Moon Mog in the Fog & the pop-up book Meg & Mog Play Hide & Seek is available from Puffin ...