Manuscripts
Unknown history of 600-year-old, coded Voynich Manuscript revealed by researcher
Stefan Guzy has scoured archives from the Holy Roman Empire and believes he has traced back the ownership of the mysterious cipher book
Lost star catalogue found hidden on the pages of a medieval manuscript
An excerpt from the work of ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus had been erased and written over
Stolen Afghan manuscripts have been coming up for sale at major auction houses, according to research group
The Himaya project based in Qatar has been working with Interpol to identify artefacts trafficked to London, Paris and Amsterdam
The Voynich Manuscript’s mysteries endure more than a century after its discovery
Though scientific research has revealed much about the manuscript’s material properties and trajectory, its meaning remains elusive
How partition divided a centuries-old manuscript between India and Pakistan—and continues to plague the region's heritage
Research on the Chandayan of Mulla Da’ud has suffered ever since 24 folios narrating the love story were split up across the border in 1947
Stolen Charles Darwin notebooks worth millions are mysteriously returned to Cambridge library
The two manuscripts were returned in a pink gift bag with a message that read: "Happy Easter X"
Priceless literary manuscripts once thought lost are acquired by British library consortium
The privately owned Honresfield Library, which includes manuscripts by the Brontës, Jane Austen and Walter Scott, was due to be scattered to global buyers at a Sotheby's auction before a British consortium stepped in
Mexico recovers stolen 16th-century manuscripts
The historic works were taken from the National Archives over the years in what its new director calls a “wholesale pillaging”
The write stuff: new analysis on Dead Sea Scrolls sheds light on the scribes behind them
Researchers have used artificial intelligence and other advanced methods to examine the ancient writing
Historic Book of Lismore returns to Ireland from Britain
Medieval vellum manuscript has been donated to University College Cork by Chatsworth, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire
Rediscovered Paul Gauguin manuscript written in his Polynesian hut reveals artist's hidden secrets
Original book with nearly 30 images has been acquired by London's Courtauld Gallery and will go on display next year
Quran quietly sells for record £7m despite questions over its provenance
Manuscript sold at Christie's first live sale in London since the coronavirus lockdown, but academics say its ownership history should be more transparent
Has Yale’s mysterious Voynich Manuscript finally been deciphered?
A German Egyptologist believes he has cracked the code to the enigmatic 15th century illustrated book—but many others have made the same claim in the past and failed
Object Lessons: from a picture of Georgia O'Keeffe to a reindeer weathervane
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs
New York's Morgan Library receives ‘transformational’ trove of manuscripts and bindings
Bequest comes from New York collector Jayne Wrightsman, who amassed an 18th-century library to complement her celebrated French furnishings
Caucasian collecting: the Bodleian Library’s Georgian papers, books and medieval manuscripts
The collection amassed by Sir Oliver and Marjory Wardrop
Police arrest man after attempted theft of Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral
Incident is a further blow to English city following the novichok poisonings earlier this year
Second tranche of Aristophil's manuscripts collection to be sold in Paris, but will it flood the market?
After a difficult first series of auctions last December, Drouot holds more sales in June to disperse holdings of bankrupt French firm
World's largest collection of manuscripts from bankrupt firm Aristophil to be sold in Paris
Auctioneer Claude Aguttes will sell the collection of historic books and manuscripts across 300 sales over at least six years as part of liquidation
Oslo collector Martin Schøyen sells 60 manuscripts
He blames Norway’s tax system for his decision
The obsessions and follies of the charismatic Joost Ritman
The fate of esoteric books and illuminated manuscripts hangs in the balance
Early copy of the Gospel of Mark is a forgery
US scholars, conservators and scientists collaborate to prove that a “14th-century manuscript” is a skilled fake
Bill Gates’s Leonardo Codex removed from British Library website
Leading scholar is “saddened” by decision
Bill Gates announces there is to be Leonardo for all (those with Vista software)
The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft spoke at the British Library (BL) in January at the glitzy launch of Windows Vista, his company’s new operating system
Sinai monks in historic agreement with British Library over Codex Sinaiticus
Ownership dispute has been set aside for joint study and digitisation of the world’s oldest bible
News from the US: Museum acquisitions and sales, refurbishment highs and lows, and fabulous manuscript donations
Nine Modern paintings from the MoMA collection go on sale at Christie’s this month - is it to fund the purchase of the Hirsts at Tate?
Military personnel unearth secret hoard of Jewish manuscripts belonging to Saddam Hussein in search for weapons of mass destruction
Found in the headquarters of Saddam’s secret police force in Baghdad, the cache has been transferred to Washington for conservation
Sir Paul Getty’s library to live on as part of a charitable foundation
The American-born benefactor bought rare books and manuscripts for over 20 years
Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and manuscripts at the Louvre
Many items on display have not been exhibited since 1952
Italian cathedral submits war-loot claim to British Library
The claim is for a bound 290-folio missal which appears to have disappeared in 1943