A rare, illustrated 13th-century French manuscript detailing King Arthur's adventures is set for auction after centuries in private hands. Scholars are concerned it may not be accessible to the public if acquired by a private collector.

<img alt="A streak of light illustrates the open pages of an old-fashioned tomb, written in columns of medieval French. The columns are broken up by details square-shaped illustrations of knights and swords and horses." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/f7d7dbc6-5b3d-49bf-907a-f4807a209d21,1779918108070/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C218%2C2000%2C1125%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="The auction house Christie&apos;s has acquired rare copy of a medieval manuscript containing ...