they created the Cistercian rule and order in 1098 and grew to be known as the “White Monks.” The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey ...

New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on the use of seal products across Europe during the middle ages, including the use of seal skins to bind and decorate religious texts.

The researchers began their investigation at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey in Champagne, France, which holds 1,450 medieval books produced by scribes at this Cistercian abbey ... However, the monks ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century, a group of ...