After the rare version of the “copy” of the Magna Harvard letter 1300
The original letter of Magna was established in 1215, subject to the law of king and the basis of constitutional worldwide. There are four copies of the original and so far, It is believed that there are only six copies of the 1300 version.
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A. Harvard University It was thought that Magna had had a cheap copy of Magna Carta for decades, bought for less than $ 30, but two researchers concluded that it was a rare version of the 1300 issued by the British King Edwardo I.
The original letter of Magna was established in 1215, subject to the law of king and the basis of constitutional worldwide. There are four copies of the original and so far, It is believed that there are only six copies of the 1300 version.
“My response was surprised and in a way, praised for finding an unknown Magna letter so far,” said the medieval history professor in London.
The teacher is researching when discovering a scanned document on Harvard Law School Library website on December 2023.
The carpenter joined the medieval history professor Nicholas Vincent at East Anglia University in East Anglia, UK to ensure the authenticity of the Harvard document.
Comparing with the other six copies of 1300, It was found that the carpenter dimensions were in conformity. They then tended to the images produced by Harvard Librarians using ultraviolet light and spectral images. Technology helps educators to see the details of the decayed documents that are invisible to the human eye.
It allowed the word to compare the word lessons, as well as to compare it with caligraphy, This includes the beginning of the ‘Eduardus’ and the elongated letters in the’ Uppercase and the first line.
After the original 1215 printed by the King John of England, five more editions were written in the next decades — till 1300, the last time the full document was published by the king seal and gave him authority.
1300 version of Magna Carta “In addition to previous versions in a series of short items, there are changes in each of them”He pointed out the carpenter.
Harvard Had to meet high criteria to prove authenticityThe carpenter guaranteed, and made “With a difference”.
Yours Magna Carta’s cost and discolored copy of millions of dollarsEstimated Carpenter — Although there are no plans to sell to Harvard. The 1297 version of Magna Carta was sold in 2007 by $ 21.3 million.
The other secret behind the document is the course he has done until Harvard. The work was left to Vincent and she was able to follow her to Apple Bai, a former parliamentary district of Westmorland, England.
Harvard Law School Library He bought his copy in 1946 to a London bookstore for $ 27.50. At that time, the date was incorrectly attributed to 1327.
Vincent decided to send one of the first World War to the British auction in 1945, which also played a role in Malta’s defense in World War II.
The war hero, Forster Menard, inherited the archives of Thomas and John Clarkson, led the campaign against the slave trade.
“There is a chain of calls, it is completely proof, but there is no clear evidence that it is the Magna Carta of Applebai, but it is very likely,” Vincent said.
The Professor admitted that he would like to find a letter or other documentation showing that Magna’s letter was distributed to Thomas Clarkson.
Vincent and Carpenter are planning to visit Harvard in June to see his Magna letter live –-They say that the document is as relevant as usual when he was in Harvard conflicts with the administration of US President Donald Trump, and how much power should be on leadership, admission and campus activation.
