Harvard University purchased what it thought was a cheap replica of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50 — but it turns out the ...

A "cheap copy" of the Magna Carta purchased by Harvard University for $27 has turned out to be a rare original of the iconic ...

It languished in obscurity for decades—a stained, neglected parchment dismissed as a mere copy. But now, a manuscript tucked ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an ...

Harvard’s law school library paid $27.50 in 1946 to acquire what was billed as a “somewhat rubbed and damp-stained” copy of ...

Harvard Law School recently discovered a treasure that had been hiding in its library for decade. Two British academics say ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document ...

Tucked among a trove of medieval documents was Harvard Law School Manuscript 172, identified as a copy of the Magna Carta ...

A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine and ''one of the world's most valuable documents''.

Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is ...

A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it ...

British academics have identified a document in Harvard Law School's library as an original version of Magna Carta from 1300.