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12th century monks used seal skin to bind books — despite not knowing what a seal looked like
This book is among nearly 100 found in France by researchers at the University of Cambridge to be bound with seal skin. The ...
CBC.ca2 天
12th century monks used seal skin to bind books — despite not knowing what a seal looked like
Researchers told CBC News the use of seal skins as a book binder starts around the 12th century with the creation of a French abbey — or monastery — by Bernard of Clairvaux, a monk ...
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SABATON Announce New Single Based on 12th-Century History, "Templars"
""Templars" chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Knights Templar, an order of warrior-monks founded in the early 12th ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5 天
Some ‘Hairy’ Medieval Books Were Covered in Sealskin, and Researchers Don’t Know ...
Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some manuscripts, rather than skins from the local boars and deer ...
Centuries-old books — with hairy covers — were bound with animal skin in France
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 ...
Who controls Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple — and why are Buddhist monks rising in protest?
The Hindu monks assumed control of the Bodh Gaya site after Buddhism’s decline in India following Islamic invasions in the ...
NewsBytes1 天
Buddhist monks seek control of Mahabodhi temple; who controls it?
Buddhist monks are protesting for full control over their holiest shrine, the Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodh Gaya, Bihar ...
Pagan loaves, Christian bread, a secular treat: a brief history of hot cross buns
Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...
Miami Herald6 天
Centuries-old books — with hairy covers — were bound with animal skin in France
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 ...