Saint Augustine’s final and most monumental work was his City of God. It spans over one thousand pages across twenty books.

As you read this, someone, somewhere on the planet, is writing a book about Augustine of Hippo. On the internationally recognised standard of hugeness, it is unchallengeable (because fortunately ...

It’s not uncommon for Medieval manuscripts to be bound in animal skins. The hides of deer and goats were used, as were those of boars. But a new analysis of 16 manuscripts held in a French abbey ...

These marine mammals were rarely depicted in medieval art or coats of arms, and there was no French word for “seal” during this period, reports Live Science’s Kristina Killgrove. Since no ...