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A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.

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

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

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