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

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 ...

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.

17th-century manuscript of a Quran copied in Malta This manuscript copy is dated 1654 May 18, 2025 | Arnold Cassola 3 min read ...

Museums & Institutions A 17th-Century Galileo Manuscript Proving the Earth Isn’t the Center of the Universe Has Been Deemed a 20th-Century Forgery A historian working on a book about the Italian ...

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 ...

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. The ...

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.

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 ...

Vatican police have detained a former employee after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th century manuscript back to the Holy See.