Missing Pages of Henry VIII-Era Manuscript Reportedly Rediscovered
Scientific American reports that long-lost pages from a manuscript once owned by a key enforcer in Henry VIII's court have been located.
Missing pages from a priceless manuscript dating to the era of King Henry VIII have been found, according to a report published by Scientific American.
The pages belong to a copy of "Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ," a religious text that once belonged to John Gage, a figure described by the publication as an enforcer in Henry VIII's court, according to the report.
Gage played a key role in the historical dissolution of the monasteries, a sweeping campaign during Henry VIII's reign in which the English crown seized and disbanded Catholic monastic institutions across England, Wales and Ireland, Scientific American reported.
The rediscovery of the missing pages adds to the historical record surrounding the manuscript and its association with Gage, whose role in the dissolution placed him among the prominent enforcers of royal policy during a turbulent period in English religious and political history, according to the report.
Further details about the circumstances of the pages' disappearance and their recent rediscovery were not immediately available beyond what was reported by Scientific American.
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- Missing pages of priceless Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found — Scientific American
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