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.

In medieval Europe, some handcrafted books were bound with skin from an unexpected source: seals. A new analysis of ancient DNA found in medieval books from European abbeys reveals that these seals ...

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 ...

Matthew Collins In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in a protective outer layer made from the hairy hides of local land mammals, such as deer or boar. But in some instances ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Medieval books were often bound with sealskin, as revealed by biocodicological analysis. Initially believed to be made from local animal skins, chemises were ...

Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes in the process. Dozens of rare, fur-covered volumes from 12th and ...

12th century French monks used animal skins to bind and cover their books. One group of books covers ... The find highlights the extent of medieval trade.