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.

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

According to the World Population Review, France has the highest number of castles in 2025, 45,000. Second is Italy with less ...

Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and ...

But Catholic church leaders falsely identified the elaborately decorated skeletons as saints and martyrs — it's unclear who they actually were — and sent them across parts of Europe for ...

How did Gothic art influence the modernists? An exhibition in Norway explores how artists like Dürer and Hans Holbein's ...

Hearing “Marco Polo” while walking the cobblestone lanes of the beautiful and historic Korcula Old Town on the Croatian ...

The Cambridge University Library exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World, showcases medieval manuscripts detailing treatments ranging from the commonplace to the truly peculiar, ...

The Jewish Diaspora, meaning the dispersion of Jews outside their ancestral homeland, was significantly shaped by religious ...

From the Baroque backdrop of Vienna to the medieval charm of Nuremberg, these Easter markets are a celebration of ...

At the National Museum of Denmark stands this impeccably detailed 14th-century vessel, embodying the place of fine art and craftsmanship at medieval Europe’s dining table.