Researchers Discovered a Rare 13th-Century Manuscript. It Was Hiding in Plain Sight All Along.

Researchers Discovered a Rare 13th-Century Manuscript. It Was Hiding in Plain Sight All Along.

Less than 40 copies of the French Arthurian sequel Suite Vulgate du Merlin are known to exist. One was just found, binding together 16th century property records.

Manuscript detailing first European expedition to southeastern United States discovered

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—A manuscript detailing the first European expedition deep into modern-day America has been discovered. It was donated by district judge Gayle Hamilton in 2020 to LSU Shreveport's James Smith Noel Collection as part of his collection of 4,000 volumes covering Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi history. LSU Shreveport’s Noel Collection doubles European history offerings with recent acquisitions A handwritten versio…