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‘Ambitious’ or ‘pretentious’? The contested legacy of Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan’s novel is about to hit screens. How do its depictions of heroism and valour land in 2025? And were the ...
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Some ‘Hairy’ Medieval Books Were Covered in Sealskin, and Researchers Don’t Know Exactly Why
Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...
Analysis of medieval books reveals many were bound with sealskin
An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...
Landscape Architecture Magazine2d
One for the Books
What landscape architects need to know. Studio Campo master plans the Rocky Mountain Land Library. By Sarah Chase Shaw About ...
Centuries-old books — with hairy covers — were bound with animal skin in France
The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...
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New novel reenvisions a fabled Black kingdom in Henderson County
Valdez's latest historical novel, Happy Land, offers a bold interpretation of the real-life Kingdom of the Happy Land.
Hip Grandma Life on MSN3d
The Hip Grandma Guide to the Ultimate Lincoln Tourist Map & Road Trip Adventure
This list isn’t just a snooze-worthy textbook version of Lincoln’s life. Nope! These are real places I’ve visited—some epic, ...