- The thief who stole pages from history [BBC News]: The story of businessman Farhad Hakimzadeh, jailed for two years for stealing pages from rare books in the British Library, has been making the rounds of the wires, but the BBC goes into the story in more depth.
- DNA Testing May Unlock Secrets Of Medieval Manuscripts [Science Daily]: New technique promises to help determine not only the age of manuscripts, but where they were composed as well.
- The Siege of Masada: Piecing Together the Puzzle [The ASOR Blog]: Following on yesterday’s BBC Masada piece, an archaeologist weighs in on the evidence and its uses.
- 1000 novels everyone must read [The Guardian]: For those of you for whom 50 Greatest Books just isn’t enough. For the record, there is no fricking way I am going to read 1000 novels in my lifetime.
Advertisement
