For nearly a century, the library at the University of Michigan had proudly displayed the so-called "Galileo manuscript" — a document believed to be written by the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei.

A manuscript once attributed to Galileo Galilei, now believed tp be a 20th-century forgery. Courtesy of the University of Michigan Library. Artnet News August 18, 2022 Share Share This Article ...

The first publication by Galileo Galilei has set a new auction record for the celebrated astronomer, selling for $1.5 million ...

The manuscript had been forgotten in the library, part of a collection acquired by Dutch Orientalist and mathematician Jacob Golius during his travels in the Middle East in the 17th century.

A rare 17th century manuscript, which was key to the restoration of the British monarchy under King Charles II after the execution of his father, is up for auction, coinciding with the upcoming ...

Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th-century gilded manuscript describing Bernini's designs for the altar canopy ...

A Manhattan auction house found and returned the 16th- and 17th-century texts, which are thought to have been looted from a Greek monastery during the turmoil of World War I.

PESHAWAR: The number of old manuscripts at Pashto Academy, University of Peshawar, will reach 1,552 as a family from Charsadda has handed it over a rare manuscript authored in 17th century.

ROME – Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th-century gilded manuscript describing Bernini’s designs for the ...