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 ...

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A HIDDEN treasure unearthed during preparatory work for the long awaited Adare Bypass will have pride of place in a new ...

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.

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

Connor and Madison update TheWrap on how their respective relationships have flourished since the show's premiere.

In October 2023, work began on transforming the space once again as Glastonbury Abbey’s Town Deal project got underway. The ...

Miceli dialed down Pucci’s typically exuberant, riotous palette to a restrained trio of black, white, and soft-shell pink.

Excavation work along the route of the Adare bypass unearthed a medieval treasure when a brooch pin dating back to the eighth ...

The Essex town of Colchester has a rich history with its winding ancient streets teeming with Roman and medieval buildings, ...

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