A recently analyzed medieval codex covered in furry sealskin may be the oldest surviving book from Norway. The small Christian songbook was likely made around A.D. 1200 and passed down through several generations of a Norwegian farming family.
Known as the Hagenes codex after the family who owned it, the book consists of two double leaves of parchment bound in sealskin with visible traces of fur still attached, according to a statement from the National Library of Norway.
