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A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.
Medieval book covers previously thought to be made from deer or boar skin are actually made of sealskin from northern regions ...
Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...
At 103 years of age, Mexican Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is a living witness to the history of the Catholic ...
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 ...
Originally developed in the 1970s the Victorian village features 40 sets and scenes with authentic 19th century shopfronts ...
A new set of stamps, created by Manx artist Juan Moore and medieval history expert Professor R. Andrew McDonald, will mark ...
A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of ...
The Women’s Caucus of Art (WCA) began at CAA in 1972 and broke off to become an independent organization in 1974.
World-renowned church covers up artworks by priest accused of abuse - The mosaics will no longer be visible at one of the world’s most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites ...
featuring art by the disgraced artist Father Marko Rupnik, are being covered. Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes called the decision a “second step” after his initial decision in ...