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

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

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

The study found a strong trade network between Greenland Norse and French abbeys, linking Cistercians to broader economies, ...

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 ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

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 ...

In the daylight Oh Mother, you are love and you are light But at night you transform into a medieval knight Armoured with slippers, broom in your hand Ready to conquer your rightful household ...

Madhya Pradesh will enforce a liquor ban in 19 religious cities and areas under specific gram panchayats, including Ujjain ...

It doesn't get more iconic than the foam on top of a Guinness glass. But right next to the foam is the brand's incredibly ...