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

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

The Cambridge University Library exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World ... This richly illuminated book contains a copy of the Regime Du Corps, a guide to healthy living ...

Cats wearing clothes and playing musical instruments. These are part of a treasure trove of medieval animal illustrations that has taken the internet by storm. From listicles about "super ugly ...

Usually the letters used more frequently (the lowercase) were kept closer (or lower) on a compositor's ("person who sets the type or text for printing") desk. In his book "Medieval Calligraphy ...

It is hoped the event will draw in more visitors to the city centre Leicester city centre has been brightly illuminated with the start of a three-day festival of light. The Light up Leicester ...

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