microrobert
03-25-2013, 03:15 PM
Centuries Ago, a Cat Walked Across This Medieval Manuscript (http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/centuries-ago-a-cat-walked-across-this-medieval-manuscript/)
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While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, University of Sarajevo doctoral student Emir O. Filipović (http://theappendix.net/contributors/profile/emir-o-filipovi) stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the centuries-old pages. Years ago, a mischievous kitty had left her ink-covered prints on the book. Filipović explains the finding (http://theappendix.net/blog/2013/3/of-cats-and-manuscripts):
My story line follows a simple path: I was doing some research in the Dubrovnik State Archives (http://www.science4heritage.org/survenir/roadshow/?c=State-Archives) for my PhD, I came across some pages which were stained with cat paw prints, I took a few photos of this (as I do whenever I notice something interesting or unusual on any old book I’m reading), and carried on with my work not paying too much attention to something which at that time could essentially be only a distraction.
Read more: Centuries Ago, a Cat Walked Across This Medieval Manuscript | Smart News (http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/centuries-ago-a-cat-walked-across-this-medieval-manuscript/#ixzz2OZ3MaXgs)
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/files/2013/03/cat-paws.jpg (http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/files/2013/03/cat-paws.jpg)
While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, University of Sarajevo doctoral student Emir O. Filipović (http://theappendix.net/contributors/profile/emir-o-filipovi) stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the centuries-old pages. Years ago, a mischievous kitty had left her ink-covered prints on the book. Filipović explains the finding (http://theappendix.net/blog/2013/3/of-cats-and-manuscripts):
My story line follows a simple path: I was doing some research in the Dubrovnik State Archives (http://www.science4heritage.org/survenir/roadshow/?c=State-Archives) for my PhD, I came across some pages which were stained with cat paw prints, I took a few photos of this (as I do whenever I notice something interesting or unusual on any old book I’m reading), and carried on with my work not paying too much attention to something which at that time could essentially be only a distraction.
Read more: Centuries Ago, a Cat Walked Across This Medieval Manuscript | Smart News (http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/centuries-ago-a-cat-walked-across-this-medieval-manuscript/#ixzz2OZ3MaXgs)