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Did you know... that although the 12th-century Skara Missal has been referred to as "Sweden's oldest book", its origins remain unclear?
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...dated the pages of the missal to the year 1150, using
radiocarbon dating techniques. No. Radiocarbon cannot be so precise: the dating would be in the form "1150 plus/minus x years". That should be reflected in the text. But covers made of
oak wood covered with leather, which in turn have been dated to 1264 must be based on the well-established
dendrochronology, which dates the oak panels, but not the leather, as suggested in the text. The link to
dendrochronology would be useful to the Wikipedia reader.--
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03:19, 18 August 2014 (UTC)reply
A fact from Skara Missal appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 August 2014 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that although the 12th-century Skara Missal has been referred to as "Sweden's oldest book", its origins remain unclear?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Middle Ages, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
the Middle Ages on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Middle AgesWikipedia:WikiProject Middle AgesTemplate:WikiProject Middle AgesMiddle Ages articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Visual arts, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
visual arts on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Visual artsWikipedia:WikiProject Visual artsTemplate:WikiProject Visual artsvisual arts articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Sweden, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Sweden-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.SwedenWikipedia:WikiProject SwedenTemplate:WikiProject SwedenSweden articles
...dated the pages of the missal to the year 1150, using
radiocarbon dating techniques. No. Radiocarbon cannot be so precise: the dating would be in the form "1150 plus/minus x years". That should be reflected in the text. But covers made of
oak wood covered with leather, which in turn have been dated to 1264 must be based on the well-established
dendrochronology, which dates the oak panels, but not the leather, as suggested in the text. The link to
dendrochronology would be useful to the Wikipedia reader.--
Wetman (
talk)
03:19, 18 August 2014 (UTC)reply
