Medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are actually made of sealskin from northern regions ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the ...

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

A trove of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding ...

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

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

The study found a strong trade network between Greenland Norse and French abbeys, linking Cistercians to broader economies, ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

A treasure expert is appealing for local historians to solve a mystery around the owner of a medieval seal matrix. The 13th or 14th Century silver matrix - used to stamp an impression on wax seals - ...

The seal is inscriped "+ S' IOh'S ' DE : hEDENAM" in medieval Latin ... Century silver matrix - used to stamp an impression on wax seals - was discovered by a detectorist in March last year ...