More than 80,000 manuscripts from the Vatican Library to be restored and digitized ~books libraries Article 928 words, published May 30 2025 20 votes
Do not try this at home: Medieval medicine under the spotlight in major new project ~humanities.history Article 220 words 16 votes
We may be close to rediscovering thousands of texts that had been lost for millennia. Their contents may reshape how we understand the Ancient World. ~humanities.history Article 5723 words 41 votes
Native American author Tommy Orange selected as the next Future Library writer – will pen a manuscript that won't be published until 2114 ~books libraries Article 654 words 13 votes
The decimal point is 150 years older than previously thought, medieval manuscript reveals ~humanities.languages Article 560 words 16 votes
Each year from 2014 to 2114, a manuscript is sealed in The Silent Room of Norway's Future Library – the goal: greater hope for humankind ~books libraries literature Article 3456 words 13 votes
Forgotten archive of medieval books and manuscripts discovered in Romanian church ~books Article 594 words 10 votes
Some of the world's most celebrated authors have written manuscripts that won't be published for a century – why? ~books libraries Article 2585 words 9 votes
Charles Darwin's young children painted pictures and wrote stories on the back of draft manuscripts of Darwin's books and notes, and therefore a few original copies of his important works survived ~arts Link 6 votes
You can now explore all of ‘The Book of Kells’ for free online ~arts Article 447 words, published Apr 10 2022 8 votes
The Talented Mr. Bernardini - A young Italian is accused of pulling off the book world’s most perplexing crime. Who is he? ~books Article 3158 words, published Feb 4 2022 7 votes
500-year-old manuscript contains earliest known use of the “F-word” ~humanities.languages Article 514 words 9 votes
Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts – Reykjavik wants collection bequeathed by Icelandic scholar returned ~humanities.history Article 575 words 4 votes
Icelandic government is interested in reclaiming Old Icelandic manuscripts from Denmark ~humanities.history Article 429 words 3 votes
The Voynich Manuscript may have successfully been decoded ~humanities.history Article 8381 words 18 votes
Two intricate calligraphy pages from the sixteenth-century manuscript “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” have been decoded for the first time ~humanities.history Article 3433 words 12 votes
How two thieves stole thousands of prints from university libraries ~humanities.history Article 1522 words, published Aug 24 2018 5 votes