Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:33:38 +0200https://english.radio.cz/national-library-eyes-priceless-czech-manuscript-upcoming-auction-8096604© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech National Library is setting its sights on an unprecedented prize: a surviving fragment of a translation in Latin of the famous "Chronicle of Dalimil", one of the earliest Czech language chronicles dating back to the 14th century. For three generations the parchment - featuring rich illuminations and text - lay forgotten in a dusty bottom drawer - before being rediscovered by its owners - a prominent Parisian family that has now put it up for auction. The bidding begins at around 200,000 dollars but it has already been estimated that the Czech National Library may have to bid well over a million to earn the right to bring the manuscript home. Is it worth it? Jan Velinger spoke to the National Library's Zdenek Uhlir to find out. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/national-library-eyes-priceless-czech-manuscript-upcoming-auction-8096604 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9