A rare ancient manuscript that contains the oldest complete versions of two books of the Bible and is said to have “revolutionized the study of Christianity” sold at auction on Tuesday for ...

In 2019, the fragile manuscript was discovered in an unlikely place in a Cambridge library – tucked in as the binding for an old book. "The manuscript had survived the centuries after being ...

The Book of Kells is considered the finest example of the "Insular" style of illuminated manuscripts — from the Latin word for island, the island being Celtic Britain — that were produced in ...

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NEW YORK (PIX11) — You can’t judge this book by its cover. A handwritten manuscript of the Declaration of Independence, worth an estimated 2 to 3 million dollars, was found inside an ...

“Villagers on Their Way to Church” by Simon Bening is featured in “The Manuscripts Club” by Christopher de Hamel. (Getty Museum) Review by Michael Dirda “The Book of Kells,” “The ...

Learn more. Pennsylvania-based Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. has released “Golden Fleece: The Voynich Manuscript and British Intelligence, 1890-1960,” a new book by Topsham resident Robert C.

What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver.