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

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 ...

Health and disease in the medieval world – and how our ... (translated from Latin): “A true medicine, and often proven, so that a woman may conceive however sterile she may be. Take three or four ...

Dozens of unique, centuries-old manuscripts have gone on display, showcasing medieval ideas of how to cure disease and live a healthy life. The cures include the use of crushed weasel testicles to ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious Cures: ...

Curious Cures: Medicine ... “Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally in an earthenware pot. The medieval manuscripts are ...

Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World looks at how medical ... It said: “Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally ...