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Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in the Coffin of a Saint
- bediger4000 8y agoWhat's the copyright status of this? It's European, so I assume that the Berne Convention holds.
- throwaway2048 8y agoWouldn't want to deprive their great*36 grandchildren their rightful profit from this work, nobody would have any incentive to create at all otherwise
- userbinator 8y agoIt's been in the public domain for over 1000 years. (Hopefully.)
- bayesian_horse 8y agoA book to die for?
- pinkflounder 8y agoStonyhurst College represent
- robbrown451 8y agoNote that this is rather old news, it was actually some time ago that the coffin was opened and the book was found. (in the year 1104)
- pmorici 8y agoIs this older than the Book of Kells or is the fact that it is so well intact the remarkable thing?
- aibara 8y agoThe book in the article is approximately 70 to 100 years older than the Book of Kells. There are many books that are even older. What makes this one special is that it has not been rebound, as the Book of Kells and most medieval codices have been.
- acheron 8y agoIf this is something that interests you, the recent book Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts is very good. This book is not covered, but the Codex Amiatinus also mentioned in the article is. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316549/meetings-with-remarkable-manuscripts-by-christopher-de-hamel/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316549/meetings-wit...
- cmroanirgo 8y agoIt's a play on the title Meetings with Remarkable Men? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079542/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079542/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Personally, I'd call what came out of the Nag Hammadi remarkable. Another edge case that I'm reading is The Kolbrin (it's authenticity is in question, but it's words are very inspiring) [0] And of course, the Pistis Sophia, whose opening line is: "IT came to pass, when Jesus had risen from the dead, that he passed eleven years discoursing with his disciples, and instructing them..." [1] [2] The first few chapters are full of hard to read symbolism, but there's a lot to absorb in there. [0] https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/hercolobus/kolbrin_00.htm https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/hercolobus/kolbrin_00.htm [1] http://gnosis.org/library/pistis-sophia/ http://gnosis.org/library/pistis-sophia/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistis_Sophia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistis_Sophia
- carapace 8y agoIn case it's not obvious, the book in the photo at the top of the article is NOT the St. Cuthbert Gospel. (You don't hold a thousand-year-old book in your bare hand.) The actual book (scans) can be seen through the link at the bottom, of the article: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_89000 http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_890... The calligraphy is really beautiful. - - - - Edit: Well, shut my mouth. I guess I was wrong. But the calligraphy really is beautiful. And that cover is insanely well-preserved. Sorry for the noise.
- xeeeeeeeeeeenu 8y ago>In case it's not obvious, the book in the photo at the top of the article is NOT the St. Cuthbert Gospel. (You don't hold a thousand-year-old book in your bare hand.) I don't think it's true. It looks identical: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?order=b&ref=add_ms_89000_fblefr http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?order=b&ref=add_ms_...
- dmckeon 8y agoRecent preferences are for clean dry bare hands for old books: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_89000 http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_890...
- tempodox 8y agoI always enjoy seeing historical texts in the original. The collection of scans referred to in the end is fascinating.