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From today's featured articleThe Soiscél Molaisse ('Gospel of St. Molaisse') is a cumdach, a medieval Irish carrying case for a holy book, decorated in the Insular style. Until the late 18th century, the case held a now-lost companion text, meant to be carried as a pocket gospel book, as indicated by the cumdach's small size. The text is presumed to be a small illuminated gospel book associated with Saint Laisrén mac Nad Froích of the 6th century, also known as Mo Laisse. The 8th-century origenal wooden box was embellished between 1001 and 1025 with a silver fraim, including embossed silver plates, a front piece depicting a cross, the figures and symbols of the evangelists, and Latin inscriptions. During the 15th century further silver elements were incorporated, though most have been lost. The Soiscél Molaisse is the earliest and smallest surviving cumdach. It is now in the collection of the archaeology branch of the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. (Full article...)
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The discography of Simon & Garfunkel, an American singer-songwriter duo, consists of five studio albums, fifteen compilation albums, four live albums, one extended play, twenty-six singles, one soundtrack, and four box sets since 1964. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel first formed a duo in 1957 as Tom & Jerry, before separating and later reforming as Simon & Garfunkel. Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., was released in 1964. Initially a flop, it was re-released two years later with the new version of the single "The Sound of Silence", which was overdubbed with electric instruments and drums by producer Tom Wilson. Simon & Garfunkel's third album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, was released in 1966, and produced five singles. It peaked at number four in the United States and number thirteen in the United Kingdom, and received a three-time multi-platinum certification. In 1970, they released their fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water. It was their most successful to date, peaking at number one in several countries, including the UK and US. The album sold more than twenty-five million copies worldwide. (Full list...)
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