Book in the Cathedral

From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket

The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 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 Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's Becket.

In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury, and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered.

Beautifully illustrated and published to coincide with the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artefacts of medieval England.

De la autorul cel mai bine vandut al Intalnirilor cu manuscrise remarcabile, o relatare captivanta a ultimei relicve supravietuitoare a lui Thomas Becket Asasinarea lui Thomas Becket in Catedrala Canterbury la 29 decembrie 1170 este unul dintre cele mai faimoase evenimente din istoria europeana. A inspirat cel mai mare sit de pelerini din Europa medievala si multe lucrari de literatura de la Chaucer's Canterbury Tales la T.