Cologne, Germany, March 12, 2009--This book, thought to be from the year A.D. 1301, has been recovered from the wreckage of the Cologne archives building (background).

The building collapsed on March 3, destroying most of its holdings--which included the complete papers of writer Heinrich Boell--and killing one person.

Twenty percent of the collection may be recovered, experts say.

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