Bargain hunter scores 700-year-old medieval times document

An image showing a 700-year-old manuscript that was used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France. An expert on manuscripts said the document, first reported by the Maine Monitor, could be worth as much as US$10,000. Photo: AP

A bargain hunter who went to an estate sale in Maine to find a KitchenAid mixer, a bookshelf or vintage clothing walked away with a 700-year-old treasure.

Instead of a kitchen appliance, Will Sideri stumbled upon a framed document hanging on a wall. It had elaborate script in Latin, along with musical notes and gold flourishes. A sticker said 1285 AD. Based on what he’d seen in a manuscripts class at Colby College, the document looked downright medieval.