An exhibition at the Getty reveals the Egyptian Book of the Dead, long relegated to a dark vault, in the light of day. A piece of the Papyrus of Pasherashakhet, dated roughly to 375 B.C. to 275 B ...

Using the scrollwork designs and microscopic detailing of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the Four Gospels likely dating to the early 8th century, “The Secret of Kells,” which ...

A 52-foot-long Book of the Dead was uncovered from an ancient Egyptian tomb in March 2022 and officials have shared the first images of the scroll that features scenes of gods and the afterlife.

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4,000-Year-Old Guide to the Ancient Egyptian Underworld May Be Oldest Illustrated ‘Book’ Archaeologists recovered the remnants of an ancient “Book of Two Ways” from a sarcophagus ...

Archaeologists have digitally reunited two fragments of a 2,300-year-old linen mummy wrapping covered in hieroglyphics from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. As Laura Geggel reports for Live ...

An ancient book on astronomy from the 1500s sold for more than £10,000 ($12,200), as a "private international buyer" triumphed over intense competition at a U.K. auction.

Fridley book bindery taking a page from history 02:34. FRIDLEY, Minn. – Using century-old equipment to restore century-old books is an ancient craft, but one that's still very much alive.In this ...