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Stolen manuscript of texts by Cicero returned to Polish library

Sellin (L) said that the previous owner, the antiquarian Jonathan Hill (C), after reviewing the documentation confirming the provenance and identity of the manuscript, decided to return it to the BUW's collection. Albert Zawada/PAP

A manuscript containing works of Marcus Tullius Cicero, stolen from Poland in the 1960s or 1970s, has been recovered and returned to the University Library in the southern city of Wrocław.

Archivists uncover long-lost Komeda compositions

Composed for his last European project, the six handwritten manuscripts are from a project entitled “Moja słodka europejska ojczyzna” (My sweet European homeland) which Komeda established in 1967 in the German city of Baden-Baden on the theme of Jazz and Poetry.

Poland halts plans to give Hungary precious manuscript

A valuable 15th-century manuscript that was due to be given to Hungary looks set to stay in Poland following a decision to “freeze” a draft law providing for the hand-over.

Row over Poland's plan to gift Hungary with precious manuscript

A row has flared up over government plans to present a precious 15th-century manuscript to Hungary, according to the Friday edition of the Fakt tabloid.

Incredible reproduction of Columbus logbook to cost whopping 39,000 PLN

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: A team of scientists, specialists and artists from Poland and Italy spent more than 18 months faithfully reproducing the appearance, structure, the rustle of the paper and even the smell of the original.

Chopin manuscripts to be included on UNESCO heritage list

Four Chopin manuscripts from the collection of Poland's Jagiellonian Library are to be included on the National List of the UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Programme, the library has announced.

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