For centuries, the image of a monk hunched over a desk, painstakingly copying manuscripts by candlelight, has dominated our ...

A study provides new insights into the many overlooked women scribes who wrote manuscripts in the Middle Ages.

This practice of reusing parchment was common in medieval times due to the scarcity of writing materials, particularly parchment made from animal skins. Scribes often scraped off existing text to ...

"He is holding a quill pen and a pen knife, exactly as a medieval scribe." The money for the bible was raised by Friends of the Nations' Libraries, after Dr Dutton spotted it for sale at Sotheby's ...