12th-century text revealed as oldest non-biblical document from Scotland

Copy of philosophy text by Boethius originally thought to be English found to be connected to Scottish kingdom by scholar at University of Glasgow

A 12th-century document previously thought to be English has been revealed as the oldest surviving non-biblical manuscript from Scotland following new research.

The document in question is a copy, dating from 1130-50, of the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, a statesman of the late Roman Empire.

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