Medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are actually made of sealskin from northern regions ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

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 ...

This challenges the prejudice of judging an economy as “dynamic” based on the participation of certain regions or countries ...

Chola emperor Kulottunga I abolished all commercial tolls. His policies improved the circulation of commodities, leading to a ...

The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...