Exhibit in the US city of Baltimore shows how mercury, arsenic, lead and orpiment were used to illustrate and bind books ...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But who knew that books could kill? That’s the premise of an exhibit at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum that looks at four toxic pigments used for millennia and ...

The abbey at Pannonhalma was founded in 996, four years before the establishment of the Kingdom of Hungary. Sitting upon a ...

In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe. Written during Ireland’s golden age (between the sixth and ninth centuries), the manuscripts ...

JTA — In a new exhibit opening Tuesday, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC has unveiled what it says is the oldest Jewish book ever discovered. According to the museum’s dramatic claim ...

Spanish officials have unveiled the "Treasure of Tomares" exhibit, a collection of 50,000 Ancient Roman coins. The collection is on display at Spain's National Archaeological Museum.

Restoring ancient books is more challenging than it appears. A typical restoration project involves over 20 steps, including photographing for archival purposes, ...

An ancient Christian mosaic from Israel is on public display for the first time at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The sprawling Megiddo Mosaic was discovered in 2005 during a prison ...

Preparing for the afterlife “Inside Ancient Egypt” is one of the most popular exhibits at the museum and includes a three-story replica of a type of tomb called a mastaba.The tomb’s burial ...

CAIRO – The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 halls with exhibits about ancient Egypt in its main galleries starting this week in a trial run ahead of the still-unannounced official opening ...