Manuscript

AI helps recover complete text of Herculaneum scroll burnt by Mount Vesuvius

The blackened, fragile scrolls cannot be physically opened without severe damage. Researchers have instead used high-resolution scans and computational techniques to "virtually unwrap" them.

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FILE PHOTO: Fragment of Herculaneum scroll is fixed in place at a Diamond Light Source experimental station after it was scanned using bright x-rays in Didcot, Britain, September 30, 2019.
Recovered page from the lost sixth century copy of the Letters of St. Paul, recovered by an international team of academics, April 30, 2026.

Academics recover over 40 lost pages of a 6th-century New Testament manuscript

The New Testament manuscript, also known as Codex H, was lost in the 13th century after it was disassembled at the Great Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos in northeastern Greece. 

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Stolen manuscript pages being returned by Canada to Turkey in first archaeological repatriation, April 11, 2026.

Canada returns stolen manuscript pages to Turkey in first archaeological repatriation

According to Ersoy, seven of the pages date to between the 17th-19th centuries, two are from rare printed works, and two are pages of modern calligraphy.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Or Yesha Meusharim from Machzor Worms (13th c.)

National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript

The National Library of Israel has added a rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript to its exhibition, alongside newly displayed medieval Jewish texts from Europe, North Africa, and Persia.

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Priceless Islamic manuscripts to be auctioned at Sotheby's 'Arts of the Islamic World & India' sale

The collection spans over 500 years, showcasing artistic traditions of Islamic dynasties from Spain to Indonesia.

APRIL 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Priceless Islamic manuscripts to be auctioned at Sotheby's 'Arts of the Islamic World & India' sale.

Advanced scans reveal lost pages of King Arthur legend

The fragment contains two key episodes, including the only surviving account about Merlin and the early years of Arthur's court.

MARCH 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cambridge researchers use multispectral imaging to decipher Merlin manuscript.

Rare 'Book of the Dead' Manuscript from Hatshepsut's Reign Found in Trento

The papyrus of Senemnetjer is among the earliest known examples of this funerary text, which was used to guide the soul of the deceased on its journey to the afterlife.

MARCH 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Hand-written version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 discovered in 17th-century manuscript

Researchers said the added lines "potentially transform" the sonnet from "a meditation on romantic love into a powerful political statement."

MARCH 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hand-written version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 discovered in 17th-century manuscript.