![]() ![]() Falk’s own clever astrolabe, seeking to make that shimmering light in the distance look, as well it should, wonderfully close and luminously real. Falk’s The Light Ages is written in similar fashion, though as a friendly invitation, not as a decree-as if John Westwyk and Seb Falk, separated in time but not in spirit, were joining hands while guiding us along or as if The Light Ages were Mr. Falk emerges from the thicket of technical details to administer an encouraging pat on the shoulder. Medieval instruments are feats of technological ingenuity, and the reader is grateful when Mr. ![]() Falk’s book, even previously indifferent readers will, I promise, never want to use 'medieval' as a slur word again. Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph. a prodigiously detailed ode to the medieval (and, it turns out, very modern) impulse 'to tinker, to redesign, to incrementally improve or upgrade technology.' By the end of Mr. MacLeod 3.49 1,257 ratings104 reviews In a bleak and gritty England, in a fantastical Age of Industry, the wealth that comes from magic is both revered and reviled. Read The Light Ages A Medieval Journey of Discovery by Seb Falk available from Rakuten Kobo. That it began life as Falk’s doctoral dissertation at Cambridge (2016) is, as anyone familiar with that genre can attest, itself something of a miracle. ![]() ![]() a spell of seven finely crafted chapters. The Light Ages is an important, beautifully written book, filled with evocative descriptions, insightful analogies, and dozens of illustrations, including eight full-color pages. ![]()
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