IN QUEST OF THE PERFECT BOOK
A book is a portion of the eternal mind caught in its progress through the world stamped in an instant, and preserved for eternity.
—Lord Houghton (1809–1885)
QUEEN MARY’S PSALTER, English, 14th Century
The Last Judgement
(Brit. Mus. Royal MS. 2B vii, 11 × 7 inches)
IN QUEST OF THE PERFECT BOOK
REMINISCENCES
& REFLECTIONS