Rare medieval music, discovered within a 15th-century book, will resonate through Buckland Abbey in Devon this August, ...

The discovery of rare music inside a medieval book has brought the sound of monks back to an abbey for the first time in 500 ...

Stephanie Elizondo Griest traveled to 12 countries over the course of a decade in a global search for 'art monks.' ...

A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

This book is among nearly 100 found in France by researchers at the University of Cambridge to be bound with seal skin. The books belong to a French monastery from the 12th century. (Matthew ...

Hundreds of books written by medieval-era French monks were bound with bizarre “hairy” covers from far-away animals — shedding light on a booming trading system, according a new study.

Researchers discover Clairvaux Abbey’s medieval books were bound with seal skin, linking the Cistercian monks to global trade routes in the 13th century.

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century, a ...

The books a abbey were found along trade routes and near fairs where monks were known to visit, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Sciece Uncover more archaeological finds ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century, a ...

The books a abbey were found along trade routes and near fairs where monks were known to visit, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Sciece Uncover more archaeological finds ...