A new book from HMC Fellow and Tutor Lesley Smith

 

 

Image of the front cover of Handwritten: remarkable people on the page. The cover is light grey, with the signatures of famous writers picked out in white.

 

Harris Manchester is delighted that a new book by Professor Lesley Smith, our Fellow and Tutor in Politics and Professor of Intellectual History, will be published on 26 October.

Handwritten: Remarkable People on the Page is a celebration of the art of handwriting, including samples from famous writers, scientists, and historical figures drawn from the treasures of Oxford’s Bodleian Library.

 

Purchase Handwritten via the Bodleian Shop

 

Handwritten is Lesley’s second book publication this year, following Fragments of a World: William of Auvergne and his medieval life. You can find more details about Fragments of a World here.

You can hear Lesley talking about the newer book on Radio 3's Free Thinking, here.

 

The reviews are coming in! Read Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings here.

 

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