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Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th... by carapace on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:37AM (#18104483)
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.)

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_890...

The calligraphy is really beautiful.

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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.

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Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th... by dmckeon on Sunday September 30, 2018 @02:07AM (#18104745)
Recent preferences are for clean dry bare hands for old books: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_890...
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Re:Europe’s Oldest Intact Book Was Preserved and Found in th... by xeeeeeeeeeeenu on Sunday September 30, 2018 @01:12AM (#18104575)
>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_...

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