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palimpsest

Professor Stanley was stunned when he realized that the manuscript before him was a palimpsest—

a.) one could just make out how the monks had erased and written over an ancient Greek text.

b.) most manuscripts were written on vellum, but this one had been made out of palm fronds.

c.) a forgery that had been given the convincing look and feel of an ancient text.

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