A rare medieval scroll dating back more than 500 years has been discovered in York. The scroll, known as an Arma Christi, features the prayer poem O Vernicle and had sat in an assuming box in the ...

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Extremely rare medieval scroll discovered at York’s Bar Convent The best example of an Arma Christi ever discovered An unassuming box in the archives at York’s Bar Convent has yielded the ...

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