Historians from the University of Cambridge recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document that depicts the stories of King ...

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

Four chapters in the book are devoted to men that Milosz identifies as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Milosz knew these men, ...

Medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are actually made of sealskin from northern regions, researchers have discovered. The 'hairy' covers of 12th and 13th-century ...

In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in a protective outer layer made from the hairy hides of local land mammals, such as deer or boar. But in some instances, they also used sealskin, ...

Monty Python paved the way for a new type of comedy. Revolutionising British satire, the troupe – composed of Graham Chapman, ...

Every book was a laborious project during the Middle Ages. And according to a first-of-its-kind quantitative review, more than a few of them were penned by women. Experts estimate medieval scribes ...

A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories ...

Recycling older parchment for new books was a common practice during the medieval era, meaning many other invaluable records are still likely hidden in existing archives. “This project was not ...

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Chief Minister M K Stalin, while moving the resolution, accused the BJP-led central government of “systematic discrimination” against minorities and non-BJP-ruled states. “The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is ...