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To: SunkenCiv

Most likely a fake document made in the 19th or early 20th Century.


4 posted on 04/17/2024 10:36:52 PM PDT by Conan the Librarian (Conan the Sailing Librarian)
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To: Conan the Librarian
Most likely a fake document made in the 19th or early 20th Century.

Indeed, it is possible to simply take older skins -   e.g., from animals that died between 1404 and 1438 - and then write on them, thus creating the illusion that the text, itself, is likewise old.

However, its earliest securely known owner was an associate of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, who lived from 1552 to 1612, which leaves more than a century of ownership missing.

That, however, would seem to corroborate its antiquity.

Regards,

5 posted on 04/17/2024 10:52:16 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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