The Illuminated Gospel of St John

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credit_guy ◴[23 Apr 25 03:35 UTC] No.43768416[source]▶

For those who live in or visit New York City, a little known gem worth checking out is a mini-museum inside the New York Public Library in midtown, next to Bryant Park. It is a single room, called "Treasures". Here's an illuminated manuscript from the 1300's [1].

[1] https://imgur.com/a/qPnpP40

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etrautmann ◴[23 Apr 25 05:47 UTC] No.43769003[source]▶

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Passed by many times and never knew - will definitely check this out!

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1. credit_guy ◴[24 Apr 25 00:45 UTC] No.43778259[source]▶

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Here's a little treat, if you go there. You may have heard of the Rhind mathematical papyrus [1]. It's a papyrus that's more than 3500 years old which has some math exercises on it. It's the oldest that we have discovered.

At this "Treasures" mini-museum you will find a small cuneiform tablet with math exercises that's at least 100 years older than the Rhind mathematical papyrus.

There is a Gutenberg bible there. I would say there are at least 10 items more impressive than the Gutenberg bible; I count this tablet as one of those.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus

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