{"product_id":"the-book-in-the-cathedral-the-last-relic-of-thomas-becket-paperback","title":"The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher de Hamel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedieval manuscript historian and author of the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMeetings with Remarkable Manuscripts \u003c\/i\u003ediscovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Beckett.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170, is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e to T. S. Eliot's \u003ci\u003eMurder in the Cathedral \u003c\/i\u003eand Anouilh's\u003ci\u003e Becket\u003c\/i\u003e. In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which Becket cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered. Beautifully illustrated, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artifacts of medieval England and the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of a long career at Sotheby's and at Cambridge University, \u003cb\u003eChristopher de Hamel \u003c\/b\u003ehas probably handled more medieval manuscripts than anyone alive and his delight and enthusiasm in them run through all he writes. His many books, translated into numerous languages, include\u003ci\u003e A History of Illuminated Manuscripts, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Duff Cooper Prize and the Wolfson History Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Life Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48629191246073,"sku":"9780141994246","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VjSMgpfqF69780141994246.webp?v=1783059743","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-book-in-the-cathedral-the-last-relic-of-thomas-becket-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}