We know this because of the Gesta Grayorum which was printed in 1688 from
a much older manuscript.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
much older manuscripts were discovered.
Not exact matches
The KJV is an English translation from Greek and Hebrew
manuscripts that were newer and farther removed from the originals penned by Paul, John, Moses, etc, but when you compare the new and
old manuscripts they are very
much the same.
There's really not
much to the plot other than for the protagonists to be chased around by the monster horde, while Stine seeks to write an all - new novel in the manner he wrote his
old one (in
manuscript form on a Smith - Corona typewriter that may have magic powers) with all of the characters he ever created on the hope that he can capture lightning in a bottle (or, in this case, a book) again.
This software received
much attention from the French National Library for a potential use in Gallica, its digital library of 90,000 books, especially for
old books (published before 1812) and illustrated
manuscripts.