‘A medieval blockbuster’: U of T acquires a rare 14th-century manuscript ...Middle East

The University of Toronto has acquired an ancient manuscript widely regarded as one of “medieval Europe’s biggest bestsellers.” Led by the efforts of Sebastian Sobecki, a partial copy of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville that scholars believed was penned in the mid-1300s is now part of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library’s collection. “This is one of the texts that made explorers believe in circumnavigation,” says Sobecki, a professor in the Faculty of Arts & Science’s department of English who cross-appointed to the Centre for Medieval Studies. To secure the ancient manuscript, Sobecki collaborated with the Fisher Library as well as the University Library. “This is big news for the unive

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