It's a miracle that it's been restored to a state where it can be read and preserved for future generations. |
The manuscript itself was illegally exported because it had been stolen in Egypt. |
There are huge holes in it, unfortunately. But I'm astonished at how successful scientists have been in putting things together. |
They've put each page under glass. It's incredibly brittle and in bad shape. |
We've succeeded to get our hands on an important historical document that was so close to being lost and destroyed forever. |