Tales of Merlin and King Arthur Resurface After 750 Years, Hidden in a Bookbinding

In 2019, the scholars of the Cambridge University Library discovered a very rare 750 -year -old text on the legends of legends that are hidden in simple sight. A section of the fragile manuscript was rebuilt in the binding of the 16th century property record, which made it almost impossible to study the medieval text and certainly damaging the record of the record. Almost impossible – but not complete.

An inter -discipline team from the University of Cambridge uses various advanced imaging techniques to create a virtual copy of the binding, so that they or the rare text will be digitally published without damaging the property. This article is also preserved as an example of the 16th century archive binding practice of the land-breaking system, which is “a part of history in its right”, a collection of Cambridge University Library and Academic Communication French expert Iran Fabri-Tehranchin, who was involved in this project, who was involved in a university, a university. StatementThe

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In addition to common tools like mirror, magnetic and prisms, fabric-tehrachi and his colleagues used a highly details of patterns to make the text more readable and to understand the structure of the compulsory structure without excluding the text. Then a few hundred images were created together to create a digital version of the cover, which Researchers can now reveal and study As if they were holding the real thing.

“If it were done 30 years ago, the fragment could be cut, revealed and flat” But it was considered to be the story of the first 14th century about Sir Gawain, but in further examination it was published as part of the old French Volgate Marlin Sequial, which is part of a different and very important Arthurian text. “

Medieval King ArthurQueen Guinea, Knight Sir Lancelot, The Magician Merlin and The Quest for Holi Grail wrote, copied, sent, performed, studied and produced countless versions for centuries – probably over a thousand years. The VulgateIt is known as Lanslot-Grail ChakraSuch a version in the old French language.

Written in the first half of the thirteenth century, it describes the five-part of the epic prose of a monument of Arthurian legends. From the fragment found in the Cambridge University Library Marlin’s VolgateA part of a Vulgate It describes the events that took place after King Arthur’s royalty. A passage of this section has called for Christian victory against Saxons in the Battle of Cambick (also Gawain), with his Exalibur sword. The Virgin Mary describes another after the disguised Merlin appeared in King Arthur’s court during the banquet of Virgin Mary. Here is the English translation:

When they were delighted to the banquet, and the first dish to the Koi the Arpent King Arthur and Queen Guineaie, the most handsome people came to the Christian land. He wore a silk tunic with a silk harness woven with gold and precious stones that were shiny with such brightness that it illuminated the whole house.

It contains less than 40 survival copies Marlin’s Volgate Familiar texts to scholars, and since medieval screens have copied with their hands, each is a unique version. For example, one of the Cambridge University Library contains decorative red and blue acne. Based on other features, researchers suggested that the text was written between 1275 and 1315.

However, “This project was not just about unlocking a text-it was about developing a method that could be used for other manuscripts,” said Fabri-Tehrachi. “Library and archive around the world face the same kind of challenges with embeds in bindings and provide a model for non -aggressive access and study of our approach.”

A person’s garbage (or book binding) can really be another person’s wealth – even after 750 years.