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Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries

Books St Cuthbert's gospel

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Band van textiel, geborduurd met zijde, zilverdraad en lovertjes. 1634-1636 - KB the Hague
15th century English portable medical book : happy to live nowadays ! / Livre médical portable anglais du XVème siècle : contente de vivre à notre époque !
Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery | The Independent | The Independent

Books: Ancient Books

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But thanks to a mix of old- and new-school preservation tools and strategies — donkey, the old “hide ’em under the floorboards” trick, and digitization — most of the 30 to 40,000 manuscripts survived. Prof. Abdoulaye Cissé and security guard Abba Alhadi told the Journal that “an estimated 28,000 of the library’s artifacts were smuggled out of town by donkey cart.” “[T]he people of Timbuktu have a centuries-old tradition of protecting and preserving their manuscripts,” the BBC reported. As South
How Timbuktu's manuscripts were smuggled to safety - BBC News
In photos: Saving Timbuktu’s treasures from extinction | PBS NewsHour

The library in Timbuktu

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Awesome hardware cabinet. Love!
A library fit for a king - British Museum Blog

Ancient Libraries

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Expensive Books
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Europe's oldest book: Ancient Lindisfarne gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
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Viking Raiders
Ancient Library
Northumberland England
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Book Of Kells
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England And Scotland
Europe's oldest book: Ancient Lindisfarne gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries Saint Cuthbert, St Johns College, Durham Cathedral, Northern England, Anglo Saxon, The Monks, Patron Saints, Historical Fiction
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Europe's oldest book: Ancient Lindisfarne gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
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Anglo Saxon Kingdoms
Souls Trilogy
Deborah Harkness
Oldest Bible
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Europe's oldest book: Ancient Lindisfarne gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
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Europe's oldest book: Ancient Lindisfarne gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
Europe's oldest book: British Library raises £9million to buy ancient gospel which survived pillaging Vikings and lay in a saint's coffin for centuries
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Ancient Libraries
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Historic Embroidery
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Band van textiel, geborduurd met zijde, zilverdraad en lovertjes.
Band van textiel, geborduurd met zijde, zilverdraad en lovertjes. 1634-1636 - KB the Hague
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15th century English portable medical book : happy to live nowadays ! / Livre médical portable anglais du XVème siècle : contente de vivre à notre époque !
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Medieval Readers Had Eclectic Tastes
Readers in the Middle Ages had tastes as varied as modern ones.
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Awesome hardware cabinet. Love!
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Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery
Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery | The Independent | The Independent
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But thanks to a mix of old- and new-school preservation tools and strategies — donkey, the old “hide ’em under the floorboards” trick, and digitization — most of the 30 to 40,000 manuscripts survived. Prof. Abdoulaye Cissé and security guard Abba Alhadi told the Journal that “an estimated 28,000 of the library’s artifacts were smuggled out of town by donkey cart.” “[T]he people of Timbuktu have a centuries-old tradition of protecting and preserving their manuscripts,” the BBC reported. As South
How Timbuktu's manuscripts were smuggled to safety - BBC News Ancient Manuscripts, Little Library, Mystery Of History, First Art, Any Book, Men Looks, History
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How Timbuktu's manuscripts were smuggled to safety
How Timbuktu's manuscripts were smuggled to safety - BBC News
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In photos: Saving Timbuktu’s treasures from extinction
In photos: Saving Timbuktu’s treasures from extinction | PBS NewsHour