The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

This ambitious historical novel takes place in the 15th century, at the tail end of England’s Middle Ages and during the reign of King Richard III. Loosely based on a real historical figure ...

The boom in American sit-down chains has come and gone. What replaced them isn’t so great for human connection. Credit... Supported by By Meghan McCarron Photographs by Phil Donohue Meghan ...

A recent study by Dr. Alar Läänelaid and his colleagues has provided new insights into the creation of the oldest dated manuscript in Estonia. The study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

The Medievals finally believed that they could ‘transmute’ one substance into another and in the Middle Ages the idea turned into quite a craze. Luna and Johnson strike deal to end proxy ...

an autobiography detailing Angelou’s childhood and life during the Jim Crow era. Other books booted by the Naval Academy are "Women with Mustaches and Men Without Beards: Gender and Sexual ...

Saeb Eigner: The book’s introduction and preface provide a substantive historical overview of Middle Eastern art over the past century. I have been privileged to witness, first-hand, the ...

Death also tells us that during ... young-adult book. It has won more than 13 awards, many of them for young adult literature. But as far as I am concerned, it is a book of the ages for all ...

A local children’s author hopes young readers will find a sense of adventure, fun and family bonding in her newest book, Summer of Rocks. Jenna Greene says she has been writing professionally ...

A viral video captures seven-year-old Ananya Yadav from Ambedkarnagar saving her school books as a nearby hut catches fire during a bulldozer action. The incident moved many, including the Supreme ...