Harvard’s law school library paid $27.50 in 1946 to acquire what was billed as a “somewhat rubbed and damp-stained” copy of ...

Harvard had an Antiques Roadshow moment when a professor discovered that an original copy of the Magna Carta was worth ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document ...

Scholars have speculated for centuries about the meaning behind the 15th-century codex and its peculiar illustrations ...

Carpenter, professor of medieval history at King’s College ... involved a detailed comparison of its text, dimensions, and handwriting against known originals. “The wording in this one is ...

Harvard Law School recently discovered a treasure that had been hiding in its library for decade. Two British academics say ...

Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text ... as did the dimensions — 489 mm x 473mm. The handwriting used in the manuscript, with a large capital “E” at ...

A “copy” of Magna Carta bought decades ago by Harvard Law School for just $27.50 is now understood to be an extremely rare ...

Carpenter teamed up with Nicholas Vincent, a professor of medieval history at ... as well as the handwriting, which include a large capital ‘E’ at the start in ‘Edwardus’ and elongated ...

BOSTON, MA – Imagine stumbling upon a forgotten treasure in your attic, only to discover it’s a priceless artifact. That’s ...