Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule Deep inside the medieval fortified monastery in Greece, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure ...

A Manhattan auction house found and returned the 16th- and 17th-century texts, which are thought to have been looted from a Greek monastery during the turmoil of World War I.

The Greek Orthodox Church sued Princeton University four years ago to try to recover four manuscripts many scholars believe were looted from the same monastery. The case has not been resolved.

Deep inside a medieval fortified monastery in Mount Athos, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure — thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts. IE 11 is not supported.

Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule. By Costas Kantouris. Oct 21, 2022 | Associated Press. Share. Father Theophilos, a Pantokrator monk, left, Byzantine scholar Yiannis ...

Deep inside a medieval fortified monastery, researchers are tapping a virtually unknown treasure: thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts.