Manuscripts

The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.

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A strange medieval document, housed in a stunning modern library.

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The Virtual Record Treasury is recreating much of what was lost in a Dublin fire a century ago.

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The fragments tell a new version of the magician's encounter with the enchantress Viviane.

How the collection went from a small-town barbershop to a big-time library.

A how-to for those who want to use folds, tucks, slits, and more to turn letters into little works of art.

A tale of Black Chambers, lost correspondence, and high technology.

A new global census doubles the number of known copies of the scientist's treatise on gravity and more.

Cagey about his methods, John Wallis was a bit of a cipher himself.

Explore a captivating compendium of cosmic illustrations.