X-rays reveal 1,300-year-old writings inside later bookbindings

[lovuian]

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/04/x-rays-reveal-medieval-manuscripts

The words of the 8th-century Saint Bede are among those that have been found by detecting iron, copper and zinc – constituents of medieval ink

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. A great boon for history, literature, and learning.

[Bjornsdotter]

2. That is amazing

Thank you for the link.

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Technology's light side!

[forest444]

4. Holy Name of the Rose!

How much art, wisdom, ingenuity, and hidden knowledge was lost to the Bible thumpers and their book burnings in the Middle Ages, we shall never know - and probably just as well.

[pansypoo53219]

5. cool. i save as many old cool books as i can, but never able to get any in vellum. i also read

old books. i have too many old ones to read. tho i am reading a newer book now.but most of it about 1700-1900 so far.
bede was pretty boring. i had to give up on that era of british writings.