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.

The manuscripts were likely penned by monks who traveled “in areas that are situated on 13th-century European trading routes,” according to the study. The choice to use the skin of seals ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

The Egyptians treated them with reverence and adoration having, first domesticated them 4,000 years ago. Since then the small ...

See treasures Researchers from the Cambridge University Library discovered part of a 13th-century manuscript “hidden in plain sight” in the binding of another book, according to a March 25 ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

Such a mystical occurrence cannot take place in front of millions of eyes, and so it happens away from the eyes of the world. However, another reason for it is attributed to something that dates back ...