“It was first thought to be a 14th-century story about Sir Gawain but further examination revealed it to be part of the Old ...

From Arthur’s birth to his ascension to king and eventually his presumed death, medieval writers told stories of power, greed and love through the lens of fantasy ... of a 13th-century ...

The hair-raising 13th century reads were previously thought to be bound with local boar and deer skin, the report states. “Contrary to the prevailing assumption that books were crafted from ...

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.