A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going on display for the very first time. The 15th-century Arma Christi was found in a shoebox filled with leaflets ...

One 15th Century manuscript compiled by a Carmelite friar, and translated from Latin, included a suggested infertility cure ...

The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...

Historians from the University of Cambridge recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document that depicts the stories of King ...

This richly illuminated book contains ... up until the late 19th century. Medieval cures frequently blurred the line between magic and medicine. Many manuscripts contain charms and rituals ...

The Arma Christi is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre in York A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going ...

Weasel testicles, stargazing and royal remedies feature in an exhibition on our ancestors’ quest to cure everything from ...

Less than 40 copies of the Arthurian story Suite Vulgate du Merlin are known to exist. One was just found, binding together ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments ... wife of Henry VII and mother of Henry VIII. This richly illuminated book contains a copy of the Regime Du Corps, a guide to healthy ...

Made from handblown glass in Germany and taking 296 hours to install in Bahrain, ‘Concordia’ is a striking introduction the ...

The Cambridge University Library exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World, showcases medieval manuscripts detailing ... This richly illuminated book contains a copy of the Regime ...