Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
Tag: Manuscripts
Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.
A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, fiscal fraud and the false sale of slaves.
Medieval Tales of Merlin and Arthur, Hidden for Centuries, Return to Light
Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and used advanced technology to reveal its contents.
The Buried Book That Helped Ukraine’s Literary Revival
To keep it from Russian forces, a writer hid his last manuscript under a cherry tree. Its rediscovery became part of a flowering of interest in Ukrainian literature.
In West Africa and Beyond, Mali’s Famed Manuscripts Are Put to Use
Tens of thousands of manuscripts were smuggled out of Timbuktu under jihadists’ noses, containing a wealth of knowledge about science, governance and peace-making. Now the public is getting a look.
A Vatican Library Shortens the Distance Between Its Works and Its Scholars
Rare books in Rome are going online thanks to a German copier, a Long Island scanning firm and a New York software company.
Céline’s Newly Unearthed Work Causes a Stir in France
A legal battle is raging over manuscripts written by the antisemitic writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline that disappeared almost eight decades ago.
A Lost Brontë Library Surfaces
A trove of manuscripts acquired from the Brontë family in the 19th century, all but unseen for the past century, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s.
Israel Reveals Newly Discovered Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls
The finds, ranging from just a few millimeters to a thumbnail in size, are the first to be unearthed in archaeological excavations in the Judean Desert in about 60 years.