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Just a really lovely collection of beautifully imperfect medieval manuscripts

Their flaws just make them even more gorgeous.
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Just a really lovely collection of beautifully imperfect medieval manuscripts
Who even wants a perfectly illustrated manuscript? Basic AF monks, that's who. Credit: Getty Images

Before Tipex correction fluid, people sure got creative.

SEE ALSO: A librarian discovered the secret codes used by elderly library-goers

Writer and Twitter user Paul Cooper assembled thread of medieval manuscripts that had been repaired, and the results are a kind of art in and of themselves.

Their flaws only make them more beautiful.

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