Reposted by Raphaëlle Goyeau
The Cotton Genesis (Cotton MS Otho B VI, 5th century) was one of the tragic victims of the Ashburnham House fire in 1731.
Today, we’re delighted to release new multispectral imaging of the manuscript, allowing us to read its texts for the first time in hundreds of years.
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Rescued from the flames: the Cotton Genesis restored to life
New multispectral imaging at the British Library has helped us to read one of the earliest surviving illuminated Bibles.