Medieval History
An Anglo Saxon manuscript said to have inspired the Magna Carta is going on display in Kent this week. The Textus Roffensis, dated 1123 AD, was named best hidden treasure by the British Library in 2007.
The display of the manuscript in Rochester Cathedral's crypt coincides with an academic conference at the University of Kent's Medway Campus. It was written by a monk in St Andrew's Priory at the cathedral, and contains legal and monastery records.
The manuscript last went on public display six years ago, and can be seen from 26 to 28 July.
Click here to read the news article from BBC
See also Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England ? conference at the University of Kent
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Medieval History
Rare Textus Roffensis on display at Rochester Cathedral
An Anglo Saxon manuscript said to have inspired the Magna Carta is going on display in Kent this week. The Textus Roffensis, dated 1123 AD, was named best hidden treasure by the British Library in 2007.
The display of the manuscript in Rochester Cathedral's crypt coincides with an academic conference at the University of Kent's Medway Campus. It was written by a monk in St Andrew's Priory at the cathedral, and contains legal and monastery records.
The manuscript last went on public display six years ago, and can be seen from 26 to 28 July.
Click here to read the news article from BBC
See also Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England ? conference at the University of Kent
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The U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C. prepares to return its copy of the 1297 Magna Care to public display, they have released a short documentary video, ?The Encasement of Magna Carta,? which details its state-of-the-art encasement. The Magna...
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A medieval house in the grounds of Rochester Cathedral in Kent is being sold to keep entry to the church free for visitors. The annual cost to run the cathedral, which attracts 126,000 visitors per year, is £850,000. The house is part of the Old Bishops...
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Archaeologists working at Rochester Cathedral in Kent, England, have discovered a late-medieval building which used part of an ancient Roman wall. They have uncovered a door or window that looks onto the Priory?s infirmary garden. Graham Keevil, who is...
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