Magna Carta ‘copy’ miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original
Harvard Law School Library bought what it thought was a stained and faded copy of the document from London book dealers Sweet & Maxwell in 1946 for 27 dollars and 50 cents.
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Auction catalogue wrongly listing document as Magna Carta 'copy'. Pic: PA
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A librarian is examining the results of imaging technology used on the faded Magna Carta copy. Pic: AP
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Professor David Carpenter. Pic: AP
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