At the turn of the 20th century, archeologists excavating in caves near a Buddhist temple in Dunhuang discovered a collection of manuscripts. Dunhuang, located in Gansu Province in the far ...

The manuscript is on loan to the British Museum, as part of its Silk Road exhibition, because the recipe reflected the many types of goods that came down that route. So, what does 10th Century ...

Nisa' was obscured by intricate gold leaf patterns added to the manuscript, likely intended to hide a calligrapher's mistake.

And glosses in Welsh - that is, written notes in margins - have been found on ninth and 10th century medieval manuscript. The ninth century king Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) was one of the more ...