Manuscript scrap found

Despite the breathless writeup, this sounds like nothing of great import. I wasn't going to post on it until a reader asked me about it:

Historians working in the library of a Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad near the city of Brno have made an extraordinary discovery. By accident they found a fragment of a manuscript most likely dating as far back as the 8th century. If its age and origin are indeed confirmed, the fragment will be treasured as one of two oldest documents owned by cultural institutions in Moravia.

While this may be a welcome discovery for Moravians, calling the fragment "priceless" is way off the mark. Though the possible early date is a plus, tiny scraps of medieval manuscripts are far from rare.

Posted by David on September 4, 2006 8:52 PM