The Lyghfield Bible that was lost during the 16th century English reformation was recently bought and returned to the Canterbury Cathedral.
Credit: Canterbury Cathedral
A pocket-size, 13th-century Bible was just returned to the library of England's Canterbury Cathedral, after being "lost" for 500 years.
The medieval Bible was lost during the 16th century, when Henry VIII ruled England and led theEnglish Reformationthat divided the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. At that time, hundreds of monasteries were disbanded, including that of the Canterbury Cathedral. [Fossil Record: A Gallery of "Bugged" Medieval Books]
This Bible and most of the 30,000 volumes that the cathedral's book collection once held were scattered and lost, according toThe Guardian. In fact, only 30 volumes from the original collection are still held at the library, according to astatement from the Canterbury Cathedral.
In July, the Cathedral bought the Bible from a rare book sale in London for 100,000 pounds (about $130,000), using grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and other small donations.
The medieval Bible — known as the Lyghfield Bible, after a monk it once belonged to — was probably produced in Paris, one of the major medieval hubs for such work, according to the statement. It is written in Latin on tissue-like parchment and contains extensive decorations, and it is the only complete Bible in the cathedral's medieval book collection.
The Lyghfield Bible and the other ancient texts held at the cathedral are now on theUNESCO UK Memory of the World Register, and the cathedral plans to put the book on display for people to see.
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