Sentences with phrase «ancient books dating»

«Using our approach, we were able to evaluate the state of degradation of Leonardo da Vinci's self - portrait and other paper specimens from ancient books dating from the 15th century,» said Adriano Mosca Conte, a researcher at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

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Homer's Iliad, the most renowned book of ancient Greece, is the second best - preserved literary work of all antiquity, with 643 copies of manuscript support discovered to date.

Drawing inspiration from ancient and prized Phoenician ingredients, from grassy olive oil to fresh figs and rich dates, this book offers an array of delicious breakfasts and drinks, mezze and salads, vegetables and pulses, grains and desserts.

To date, it is the most ancient scroll from the five books of the Hebrew Bible since the Dead Sea Scrolls.

I based this book on some ancient Taoist texts brought right up to date for modern couples.

In the movie, of course, the Ancient One will be played by Tilda Swinton, so this means that when the movie Ancient One passes over Ejiofor's Mordo in favor of Cumberbatch's Strange, what will ensue is the most elegant comic book movie conflict to date.

The idea that books can be beneficial dates back to ancient Greece, where libraries were considered sacred structures with curative powers.

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