Hi-tech imaging could reveal lost texts

Charles Davis writes “From the story at
The BBC where a unique library of medieval manuscripts, devastated by fire during World
War II and considered lost by scholars, could be restored using technology
developed to study the surface of planets.
The medieval library at Chartres, France, was destroyed in an allied bombing
raid on the evening of 26 May, 1944.
The collection, then housed in an annexe of Chartres town hall, comprised
around 2,000 medieval books and parchments, many of which dated to the 12th Century.
The library was considered a national treasure and a good proportion of the works were unpublished.
After the fire was quelled, volunteers moved in to save what they could from
the smouldering ruins.”

July 7, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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