Hacker News with Generative AI: Manuscripts

Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from c. 1300 (cam.ac.uk)
A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of Merlin and King Arthur.
Lost manuscript of Merlin and King Arthur hidden inside another book (bbc.com)
An intriguing sequel to the tale of Merlin has sat unseen within the bindings of an Elizabethan deeds register for nearly 400 years. Researchers have finally been able to reveal it with cutting-edge techniques.
Another Look at the Voynich Manuscript (theatlantic.com)
Scholars discover rare 16th-century tome with handwritten notes by John Milton (arstechnica.com)