Historians recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document depicting the tales of King Arthur and Merlin – and its survival is considered a miracle. The discovery was announced by the University of ...

A page from the mysterious Voynich manuscript, which is undeciphered to this day. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library/ Yale University Over 200 pages filled with line after line of an unknown ...

The FBI has returned a priceless 16th-century manuscript bearing the signature of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Mexico, officials said Thursday. Archivists at Mexico’s General Archive of the ...

A rare manuscript by Albert Einstein containing preparatory work for his theory of relativity could fetch up to £2.5 million at auction this week. The 54-page 'Einstein-Besso manuscript' was ...

Bidders at an auction in Paris are hoping to get their hands on a scientific manuscript which details a key stage in the development of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. The document is ...

The Star Spangled Banner. 1814. Manuscript by Francis Scott Key. The Maryland Historical Society Most Americans are familiar with the story of how our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” came ...