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A manuscript made from animal skins describes the Cross of Bromholm, which supposedly held a piece from Jesus's cross and was kept at a since-gone monastery in Norfolk, England.
The five-inch-long prayer roll features stunning designs and artwork, along with imagery and text that show a close connection to Bromholm Priory, a long-abandoned pilgrimage site in northeast Norfolk of which only a few ruins remain.
This monastery, founded in 1113, was said to house a fragment of the cross in which Jesus was crucified, but the priory and wooden relic vanished without a trace.
The manuscript also describes Catholic practices before Henry VIII's break with Rome and the Protestant reformation 500 years ago.
A manuscript made of animal skins describes the Cross of Bromholm, which supposedly held a piece from Jesus's cross and was kept at a now gone monastery in Norfolk
Art historian Gail Turner, the author of a new research, said in a statement: 'It [the manuscript] gives insight into the devotional rituals connected to a large crucifix ('Rood') at Bromholm Priory, in Norfolk, and uncovers a direct link between this 16th century artifact and a famous religious relic once associated among Christians with
