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 ...

“Kera was my favourite gorilla”, Toyne reflects, “and it is her journey that forms the storyline of the book. She was my favourite for numerous reasons, the main one being that she was always the ...

But when researchers from the institute unfurled the volume’s binding in 2019, they were in for a surprise. Hidden within the binding was a segment of a 13th-century manuscript. What’s more ...

The characters may have been fictional, but the conversation was real — and part of a growing network of book clubs across Philadelphia where readers come together not just to tackle their growing ...