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Medieval documents in danger

Robert Bartlett records the tragic destruction of medieval manuscripts through the centuries – and the heroic efforts to save them

• Emily Briffett

Published: September 6, 2024 at 9:00 AM

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Just how far does our understanding of the medieval past rely upon written sources? And what happens when these precious fragments of knowledge are destroyed? Taking in shocking cases of destruction and disaster, Robert Bartlett tells Emily Briffett about the material that has been lost down the centuries, and the heroic efforts made by scholars and archivists to preserve fragile slivers of information about a past that would be forgotten without them.

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(Ad) Robert Bartlett is the author of History in Flames: The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts// (Cambridge University Press, 2024).

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Emily BriffettSenior content producer (podcasts)

Emily Briffett is senior content producer (podcasts) at HistoryExtra

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