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The Strange Case of the Belgian Tarts
When in 1885, a French antiquary in Louvain noticed some curious writing on the paper being used by a baker to wrap his tarts, he bought the lot and took them home to examine them. The trail led him back to Manchester in a most surprising way… Read more on the 101 Treasures page.
2 Comments
Neil West
‘When in 1885, a French antiquary in Louvain noticed some curious writing on the paper being used by a baker to wrap his tarts, he bought the lot and took them home to examine them. The trail led him back to Manchester in a most surprising way’ the link no longer seems to work to find out more about this amazing story of Laurence Vaux – can you tell me where to find the full story please?
ferguswilde
Thanks, Neil – Sorry, you’re right, the link has been changed without our changing it on the blog. Please take a look at https://library.chethams.com/collections/101-treasures-of-chethams/the-papers-of-laurence-vaux/
There is more of the story there, and I hope you find it interesting!