In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe. Written during ...

Found in 1986 and following a 39-year conservation project, Ireland's oldest and largest medieval book shrine is now on view.

Now, she’s the author of a book with a tongue-in-cheek guide to living like it’s 999 AD — or thereabouts — called “Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Love, Laugh (and Die) in Dark Times.” ...

Julie Mellby, graphic arts librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections, who will show the students examples of contemporary books in December: "While the medieval examples the class will study show ...

The pages of medieval books are stalked by a ferocious monster: the fighting snail. The knight pulls his arm back, poised to strike. He's dressed in the typical armour of the 14th Century, ...

Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts. By Katherine Kornei Even in medieval times, recycling was in vogue: Bits of ...

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval ...

So last week, a group of researchers who were studying a set of medieval books published their findings. They had been looking into the material used to make the books' covers. MARY LOUISE KELLY ...

Getting Medieval on Bacteria: Ancient Books May Point to New Antibiotics. A salve of wine, garlic, leeks and oxgall was found to be kill staph and MRSA. By Erin Connelly & The Conversation US.

Now, she’s the author of a book with a tongue-in-cheek guide to living like it’s 999 AD — or thereabouts — called “Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Love, Laugh (and Die) in Dark Times.” ...