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The Dead Sea Scrolls

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Time Period: 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE Significance: Among the earliest known texts of the Hebrew Bible.

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Codex Sinaiticus

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Time Period: 4th century Significance: One of the oldest complete copies of the Christian Bible.

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Illuminated Chronicle

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Time Period: 14th century Significance: A pictorial history of Hungary from ancient times until the reign of King Louis the Great.

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The Rosetta Stone

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Time Period: 196 BCE Significance: Key to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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The Gutenberg Bible

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Time Period: c. 1455 AD Significance: The first major book printed using mass-produced movable type.

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The Popol Vuh

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Time Period: c. 1700 AD (written down), originates from the time of the Maya civilization Significance: A foundational sacred narrative of the K'iche' people in Guatemala.

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The Domesday Book

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Time Period: 1086 AD Significance: Record of the 'Great Survey' of England and parts of Wales ordered by William the Conqueror.

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The Mappa Mundi

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Time Period: c. 1300 AD Significance: One of the largest medieval maps known, showing the history, geography, and destiny of humanity according to Christian beliefs.

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The Diamond Sutra

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Time Period: 868 AD Significance: The earliest known printed book.

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Bayeux Tapestry

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Time Period: c. 1070s AD Significance: Not a manuscript, but an embroidered cloth depicting the Norman Conquest of England.

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The Voynich Manuscript

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Time Period: Early 15th century Significance: Famous for its incomprehensible content and unknown language or code.

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The Book of Kells

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Time Period: c. 800 AD Significance: A masterwork of Western calligraphy and illumination.

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Codex Gigas

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Time Period: Early 13th century Significance: Also known as the Devil's Bible because of a large illustration of the devil inside.

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The Magna Carta

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Time Period: 1215 AD Significance: Iconic document in Western legal tradition, symbolizing the principle that everyone is subject to the law.

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The Lindisfarne Gospels

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Time Period: c. 700 AD Significance: An early Middle Ages masterpiece of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon inscription.

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