NEW YORK (RNS) The directions, if a little stilted, look familiar: "The Order Of The Diagram Written Here Teaches The Return Home." Think Parcheesi or Sorry. But then think again. The board is not cardboard or plastic; it's 1,035-year-old vellum. And there are no dice -- just prayers. Care to play? In April, Manhattan's Les Enluminures Gallery, a dealer in medieval manuscripts, put a book on sale with a first page so rare that only five of its kind are known to exist. In fact, the book itself is...
This Medieval Prayer Wheel Is More Than 1,000 Years Old And No One Knows How To Use It
The Huffington Post - 3 May 2015 13:58
NEW YORK (RNS) The directions, if a little stilted, look familiar: "The Order Of The Diagram Written Here Teaches The Return Home." Think Parcheesi or Sorry. But then think again. The board is not cardboard or plastic; it's 1,035-year-old vellum. And there are no dice -- just prayers. Care to play? In April, Manhattan's Les Enluminures Gallery, a dealer in medieval manuscripts, put a book on sale with a first page so rare that only five of its kind are known to exist. In fact, the book itself is...
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