Italian depiction of the god Mercury (Greek: Hermes) wearing a petasos, a wide-brimmed ancient Greek hat. Credit: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When one thinks of ancient Greece, the ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found. It is rare to find medieval manuscripts in their original ...

Antisemitism in predominantly Catholic Ireland has reached "medieval" levels, according to a study conducted in December 2024. Based on interviews with 1,014 Irish Christians, the study suggests that ...

Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes in the process. Dozens of rare, fur-covered volumes from 12th and ...

Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts ...

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A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

For many people, the use of the word medieval conjures up a time of extreme poverty, war and plague with little in the way of redeeming features. Far from the dark images offered by certain Hollywood ...

For the time being, all eyes are on this harsh new mode and how it shifts a grounded medieval RPG into a true survival challenge. Gfinityesports.com started as a community platform for competitive ...

Half Sword is to medieval games what Hell Let Loose is to the WW2 FPS – while Chivalry, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and Mount and Blade have excellent, larger-scale combat, in Half Sword ...

The Arma Christi is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre in York A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going ...

A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going on display for the very first time. The 15th-century Arma Christi was found in a shoebox filled with ...