News tagged with manuscripts
Treasure trove of medieval manuscripts published
The largest surviving family-owned library of medieval manuscripts in Britain can now be enjoyed by everyone thanks to the publication of a new book telling its fascinating story.
Dec 16, 2010 |
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After nearly 100 years, 'Fauntleroy' manuscript complete again
The pages of author Frances Hodgson Burnett's manuscript of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" -- separated for nearly a century -- have been reunited in Princeton University's Firestone Library.
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Famous style of Jane Austen may not be hers after all
The polished prose of Emma and Persuasion was the product of an interventionist editor, an Oxford University academic has found.
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Egyptian papyrus found in ancient Irish bog
Irish scientists have found fragments of Egyptian papyrus in the leather cover of an ancient book of psalms that was unearthed from a peat bog, Ireland's National Museum said on Monday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 06, 2010 |
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To publish or not to publish? That is the question
For more than 50 years medical research has been vetted through the peer-review process overseen by medical journal editors who assign reviewers to determine whether work merits publication. A study published in PLoS One invest ...
May 21, 2010 |
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Pieces of rare biblical manuscript reunited
(AP) -- Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated for centuries are going on display together for the first time.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Text of Jewish exorcism discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare - and possibly unique - text describing a Jewish exorcism has been discovered by a scholar of medieval Jewish studies.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 16, 2009 |
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World's oldest surviving Bible published online
About 800 pages of the world's oldest surviving Bible have been pieced together and published on the Internet for the first time, experts in Britain said Monday.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Carl Linnaeus invented the index card
As a consequence of overseas discoveries, early modern scientists faced serious information overload. The sheer amount of exotic, hitherto unknown species reaching the shores of Europe forced naturalists to reconsider the ...
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Feared by the bad, loved by the good? Scientists discover previously unknown document on Robin Hood
(PhysOrg.com) -- A freshly-discovered document highlighting negative attitudes towards Robin Hood has been deciphered by an academic at the University of St Andrews.
Mar 13, 2009 |
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UCLA team creates virtual library of medieval manuscripts
Google "Edward the Confessor" and you'll get page after page of links to biographies of this 11th-century English king, to Westminster Abbey, which he founded and where he is buried, and to the Magna Carta, which was partly ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A re-review of peer review: Leading journal looks to end the 'review nightmare'
Every scientific researcher has asked themselves the question at some stage in their professional career: Why has the paper I submitted to be peer reviewed disappeared into the ether?
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Researcher Uses DNA Testing to Unlock Secrets of Medieval Manuscripts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated. Now ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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