Manuscripts

Smallest-known medieval Hebrew manuscript unveiled

Fifteenth-century Italian manuscript's pages are just 5.5cm in diameter, cut in unique round shape.

Many of world’s most ancient religious texts online and available to the public for the first time at the British Library.

Manuscript of disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk expected to sell for half a million dollars.

US government plans to return ancient Jewish documents to Iraq, Israeli forum asks they be transferred to Israel instead.

After dramatic legal battle, rare collection of legendary writer Franz Kafka's original manuscripts granted to National Library of Israel.

Russian President Putin expresses hope that dispute over Chabad collection of books, known as Schneerson library, may be “finally closed”.

National Museum in Sarajevo, where the Hagaddah is kept, closed its doors indefinitely due to a lack of funding.

The historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, including one written in Hebrew, are no more. They were destroyed by Islamic terrorists in Mali.