EPISODE · May 16, 2020 · 55 MIN
THE STORY OF THE DOMENECH MANUSCRIPT
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In 1850, Father Emmanuel Domenech was given an ancient document, containing many pages of strange drawings and symbols. He became convinced it was a long-lost Native American manuscript. In 1860, he published a lengthy book about it. Unfortunately, he was wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Domenech, Manuscrit Pictographique Americain [American Pictographic Manuscript], (book, 1860). Pletzholdt , Julius, The Hieroglyphic Hoax, The Saturday Review (magazine, Sept. 14, 1861), pp. 278-279. The Domenech Effect, The Galaxy (magazine, March 1871), pp. 472-473 Destiny of a Sensation: Emmanuel Domenech, FamPeople.com (webpage, 2019). The Pictographs of Emmanuel Domenech, The Museum of Hoaxes (webpage, 2015). OUR NEW CO-HOST: Jessica Malone, free-lance voice artist. MISCELLANEOUS: Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Cherterton, G.K,, Chaucer (1932), Chapter II - The Age of Chaucer. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org. HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @xoxojessicaxoxo
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In 1850, Father Emmanuel Domenech was given an ancient document, containing many pages of strange drawings and symbols. He became convinced it was a long-lost Native American manuscript. In 1860, he published a lengthy book about it. Unfortunately, he was wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Domenech, Manuscrit Pictographique Americain [American Pictographic Manuscript], (book, 1860). Pletzholdt , Julius, The Hieroglyphic Hoax, The Saturday Review (magazine, Sept. 14, 1861), pp. 278-279. The Domenech Effect, The Galaxy (magazine, March 1871), pp. 472-473 Destiny of a Sensation: Emmanuel Domenech, FamPeople.com (webpage, 2019). The Pictographs of Emmanuel Domenech, The Museum of Hoaxes (webpage, 2015). OUR NEW CO-HOST: Jessica Malone, free-lance voice artist. MISCELLANEOUS: Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Cherterton, G.K,, Chaucer (1932), Chapter II - The Age of Chaucer. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org. HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @xoxojessicaxoxo
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