Bargain hunter buys 700-year-old medieval document valued at $15,000 for $115

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Bargain hunter buys 700-year-old medieval document valued at $15,000 for $115
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A man went to an estate sale looking for a bookshelf and came away with a medieval treasue.

abc.net.au/news/bargain-hunter-buys-medieval-document/101471060An American bargain hunter who went to an estate sale in search of a bookshelf and vintage clothing has walked away with a 700-year-old treasure.The document featuring elaborate script in Latin has been dated to the late 13th century.It could be worth up to $US10,000, according to an expert

Will Sideri stumbled upon a framed document with elaborate script in Latin and musical notes dated 1285AD hanging on a wall at the Maine property.Academics confirmed the parchment was from the Beauvais Missal, used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France, and dated to the late 13th century.An expert on manuscripts said the document, first reported by the Maine Monitor, could be worth as much as $US10,000.

Mr Sideri confirmed the authenticity of the document with the help of his former university professor. Medieval Academy of America executive director Lisa Fagin Davis said the parchment was part of a prayer book and priests' liturgy.The full missal was once owned by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst before being sold in the 1940s.

Ms Davis said the missal was divvied up into individual pages, which was common practice in the early 20th century.Ms Davis has tracked down more than 100 pages of the 309-page Beauvais Missal.The parchment is worth upward of $US10,000, according to Ms Davis, but Mr Sideri said he had no intention of selling it."I didn't buy this expecting to sell it."

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