John Barton & Christopher de Hamel

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John Barton and Christopher de Hamel in conversation

Two leading experts in the history of the written and printed word will be in conversation about their research. Christopher de Hamel, formerly at Sotheby’s and now the custodian of the unrivalled Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is the acclaimed author of <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/meetings-with-remarkable-manuscripts-christopher-de-hamel" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Meetings with Remarkable Manuscript</a> and most recently T<a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-posthumous-papers-of-the-manuscripts-club-christopher-de-hamel" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">he Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club </a>(Allen Lane). John Barton is a biblical scholar and practising Anglican priest who has written extensively on the history of the Bible, its translations and transformations, and whose most recent book, also from Allen Lane, is <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-word-on-the-translation-of-the-bible-dr-john-barton" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Word</a>. Barton and de Hamel will be joined by historian Kathryn Hughes.

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