The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

Chanel’s signature monochrome palette — the brand’s emblematic black and white — also seems to echo the visual simplicity of ...

Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, was targeted at about 23:30 GMT on Sunday, according to North Yorkshire Police. Oil-based white paint was used to write "don't steal drugs" on medieval plasterwork at ...

On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey's treasures were evacuated for safety to country houses, such as Mentmore. About 60,000 sandbags were used to protect immoveable royal ...

High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history. The Galleries are in a medieval space ...

The site – which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where all the sovereigns since the 11th century have been ...

Pluscarden Abbey, home to a community of Catholic Benedictine monks, has marked the opening of Saint Joseph’s Guest House after the completion of improvements more than a decade in the making. The ...

In one of the most remarkable discoveries of recent times, medieval experts from the Institute ... in the library archive of the baroque Melk Abbey on the banks of the Danube in Austria’s ...

This medieval church, graced by many royal weddings and coronations, offers a magnificent peek at London's far-reaching history. Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you ...