Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found. It is rare to find medieval manuscripts in their original bindings, ...

In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in the hairy hides of animals like deer or boar to act […] ...

French monks used animal skins to bind and cover their books. One group of books covers didn't look at all like the others. Protein fingerprint and DNA analysis revealed them to be not local cows or ...

In medieval ... the covers, they used several techniques—including mass spectrometry and DNA analysis—to determine which animals they’d come from. They were surprised to learn the books ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international ... “The seal was rarely depicted in medieval art and did not hold a place in heraldry, which developed at that time.

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made ... The mammal was rarely depicted in medieval art, and neither did it hold a place in heraldry. “This lack of representation ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks ... “The seal was rarely depicted in medieval art and did not hold a place in heraldry, which developed at that time.