British researchers have authenticated a rare version of the Magna Carta at Harvard Law School, highlighting its importance ...

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

In 1946, Harvard Law School purchased an early copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. Even adjusting to about $451 in today’s ...

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

British academics who identified the faded manuscript as an original hailed it as “one of the world’s most valuable documents ...

David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King's College London, was browsing Harvard Law School Library's online collections in December 2023 when he stumbled on something odd: a manuscript ...

Harvard had an Antiques Roadshow moment when a professor discovered that an original copy of the Magna Carta was worth ...

Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly ...

A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an ...

The Magna Carta was originally signed in 1215 by King John of England and is a hugely significant constitutional document.

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

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