Medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are actually made of sealskin from northern regions ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some manuscripts, rather than skins from the local boars and deer ...

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

Medieval codices were written on pieces of parchment made of animal skin, that were bound together with wood, leather, cord or thread. Some also had a second protective cover, called a chemise, which ...

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

A 15th Century manuscript containing the unusual treatment features in a new exhibition detailing the bizarre cures that were used for all manner of ills in the medieval period. The 'cure' for ...

In a statement to ABC 27, Charter Schools USA’s State Superintendent Eddie Ruiz says, “Renaissance Academy has been consistently under-enrolled and is no longer financially sustainable.” ...

Reddit user hamfinity shared his story of beating the RPG as "medieval Batman," completing darn near every quest while knocking out precisely 535 people. This playthrough was actually the sequel ...