The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at the beginning of the ninth century ...

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A collection of documents described as a treasure trove of Jewish music has been acquired by the New York Public Library, ...

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Father Dermot Preston presents from the ruins of Byland Abbey. The service is all about Saints, Souls & Spirits; Byland is a ...

Curators at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City discovered a music manuscript believed to be by Polish pianist and composer, Frédéric Chopin, in the museum’s collection. The work ...

Leith’s quest started this past summer, delving into volumes housed in the Archives and Special Collections (ASC) of Western Libraries, hunting for fragments of medieval manuscripts, once used to make ...

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Thanks to a gift from philanthropist Brian McCarthy and Fexco, UCC will use a multi-spectral imaging system to discover messages hidden in such medieval manuscripts. File picture: Clare Keogh ...

What could this be?’” McClellan said. “I didn’t recognize the music.” McClellan, who is also a composer, snapped a photo of the manuscript and played it at home on a digital piano.

After their discovery in 2019, the manuscripts were examined by Bristol's Professor Leah Tether of the International Arthurian Society and her husband, medieval historian Dr Benjamin Pohl ...