How long does it take to read Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts?
Christopher de Hamel
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel takes about 11 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2016. 640 pages, about 176,000 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. 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 and to explore with the author what they tell us about nearly a thousand years of medieval history -- and sometimes about the modern world too. Part travel book, part detective story, part conversation with the reader, Meetings with remarkable manuscripts conveys the fascination and excitement of encountering some of the greatest works of art in our culture which, in the originals, are to most people completely inaccessible."--
Subjects: Manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Decoration and ornament, medieval, Medieval Manuscripts, European Manuscripts
