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Medieval Manuscripts Are a DNA Smorgasbord

Medieval Manuscripts Are a DNA Smorgasbord | Human Interest | Scoop.it

Researchers are finding animal DNA in the parchment pages as well as genetic fingerprints from humans (like kissing priests)

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Medieval ship has docked in Swansea and it's drawing a crowd

Medieval ship has docked in Swansea and it's drawing a crowd | Human Interest | Scoop.it
A REPLICA medieval sailing ship has docked in Swansea.

'The Matthew' is turning heads in the city's Prince of Wales Dock where it is the focal point of the Coleridge in Wales Festival tha

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Digital imagery reveals secrets of 800-year-old ‘royal’ book

Digital imagery reveals secrets of 800-year-old ‘royal’ book | Human Interest | Scoop.it
A lavishly illustrated medieval book which once belonged to King Henry VIII was not created for the royal elite but was actually a tool for teaching, new digitally enhanced photography has confirmed.

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Kent College History's curator insight, November 15, 2016 3:01 AM
'A lavishly illustrated medieval book which once belonged to King Henry VIII was not created for the royal elite but was actually a tool for teaching, new digitally enhanced photography has confirmed.'
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Commemorative Illustrations Showing Off the Gorgeous Parades of Late-Medieval Germany

Commemorative Illustrations Showing Off the Gorgeous Parades of Late-Medieval Germany | Human Interest | Scoop.it
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