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Guernsey Archives Identify 17 Medieval Manuscript Fragments

8/24/2026

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Guernsey Island Archives, with Dr David Rundle and Prof Tamara Atkin, identified 17 medieval manuscript fragments.
The fragments, dating from the 12th to 15th centuries, show readers favored French over English.
One fragment holds a poem from L’Estoire de Griseldis, likely written c. 1395 by Philippe de Mézières.
Archives assistant Callum Tostevin-Hall found the reused vellum while tracking a 16th-century Extente of Guernsey.

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Story summary

Guernsey Island Archives, with Dr David Rundle and Prof Tamara Atkin, identified 17 medieval manuscript fragments.
The fragments, dating from the 12th to 15th centuries, show readers favored French over English.
One fragment holds a poem from L’Estoire de Griseldis, likely written c. 1395 by Philippe de Mézières.
Archives assistant Callum Tostevin-Hall found the reused vellum while tracking a 16th-century Extente of Guernsey.