2014
Cell 31A Project
Conserving an Arabic manuscript discovered in a disused cell
In 2003, a set of manuscript fragments were discovered glued to the wall in cell 31A. The leaves were written in Arabic and stuck fast with animal glue.
Specialist conservators removed the fragments and preserved them, enabling them to be studied for further insights into a bygone era and to be protected as an item of historical reference.
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