The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals. Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval ...

A fragment of manuscript found in the book binding of a 16th-century archival register was actually a famed King Arthur sequel series. University of Cambridge For centuries, the stories of King ...

Now, a copy of these rare stories has been discovered — in the book binding of a 16th-century archival register. What are we learning about the past? Here are three of our most recent eye ...