New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on the use of seal products across Europe during the middle ages, ...

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 responsible for the ...

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 responsible ...

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the site of a 12th Century monastery near Downpatrick, County Down. The Cistercian ...

Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th Century monastery near Downpatrick, County Down, that was destroyed ...

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 ...