Stolen Manuscripts on Display

DALLAS (REUTERS) – Rare, lavishly-illustrated manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel that were rescued from Napoleon’s army, went on display in Dallas last week. The exhibit at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows Museum will run through April 23, and is the only chance for the U.S. public to see the stunning hand-made codices or manuscripts. “There were in the Sacristy of the SistineChapel so there were the most private books ready by the popes and cardinals at very special ceremonies. There are some codices here that Michelangelo would have heard or read from,” said Meadows director Mark Roglan. (Photo: books on display for “The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel.” AP Photo/LM Otero)