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

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval ...

These series provide a home for high‐quality humanities research on topics from the late antique, medieval and early modern periods. Beginning in 2018, all books listed in RMEMC ... the entire life ...

Take, for instance, the authoritatively presented fabrications presented in the medieval era’s most popular travel compendium, “The Book of the ... in the Marvels 400 times, is represented ...

The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book this week. Based upon extensive archaeological and historical research ...

Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes in the process. Dozens of rare, fur-covered volumes from 12th and ...

The Clairvaux Abbey in Champagne, France, holds nearly 1,500 medieval books written by scribes of the Cistercian Catholic religious order. Mystery ‘hairy’ material used to make handcrafted ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Medieval books were often bound with sealskin, as revealed by biocodicological analysis. Initially believed to be made from local animal skins, chemises were ...