"Medieval King Arthur Text Reveals Ghosts" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 08 Apr 2015 6:58 p.m. PST |
Ghostly faces and lines of verse previously invisible to the naked eye have been uncovered in the oldest surviving medieval manuscript written entirely in Welsh."The Black Book of Carmarthen," dating to 1250, contains texts from the ninth through 12th centuries, including some of the earliest references to Arthur and Merlin. "It's easy to think we know all we can know about a manuscript like the 'Black Book,' but to see these ghosts from the past brought back to life in front of our eyes has been incredibly exciting," Myriah Williams, a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, said in a statement. "The drawings and verse that we're in the process of recovering demonstrate the value of giving these books another look."… link |
| Great War Ace | 09 Apr 2015 1:05 p.m. PST |
Silly title, Bill. Even more silly than the title of the article. Neat artifact, though, that book…. |
| Henry Martini | 09 Apr 2015 6:13 p.m. PST |
It's an old tabloid trick. Rupert would be proud. |
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