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Long before pens met parchment in monasteries, an illiterate herdsman named Caedmon changed the course of English literature.
When a unit of the People’s Liberation Army uncovered the Mancheng Tombs in 1968, it fell to Bai and a colleague, Wang Qi, to ...
This 1,100-year-old manuscript, dating back to around 900 CE, was acquired for $38.1 million at Sotheby’s New York and donated by Ambassador Alfred Moses.
More than just an artist, Mridul Barua is a mentor and a guardian of Assam's artistic heritage. He hopes that his descendants and students will carry the torch forward, ensuring that this sacred ...
Researchers claim to have a method of using AI to date the Dead Sea Scrolls — this could have implications for the way we ...
Classic US action drama series. Higgins asks Thomas to help him find the manuscript of Robin's latest novel, but life starts to mirror art as the case unfolds.
Restoration experts at Hungary's Pannonhalma Archabbey are fighting to save thousands of historic books from drugstore ...
The 22-year-old document can answer fundamental questions about the current exercise. But ECI officials said they cannot find ...
Many of the manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls may be much older than previously thought, according to a new study that could transform our understanding of their Jewish and Christian origins.
The Anu-Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv celebrated the permanent installation of the Codex Sassoon, the world's oldest complete Bible, on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming Shavuot holiday.
How a 13-ton piece of public art no one wanted found a Minnesota home When the old Minneapolis Central Library was demolished, John Rood’s “Scroll” sculpture had to move.
Students at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University in China embarked on a project to recreate a rice dish from an ancient recipe, yielding an unusual and surprisingly healthy food result.