A new study claims that the pages of the Voynich Manuscript, thought to be written by several different scribes in ...

To quote medievalist Lisa Fagin Davis, there is “no medieval manuscript that has been seen, studied, analyzed, and debated more than the mysterious and as-yet-unread Voynich Manuscript. ” Indeed, ...

However, very little was known about the genetic history of the sheeppox virus. That’s why L’Hôte et al. turned to analyzing DNA in medieval manuscripts—the parchments were often made from sheep ...

Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text ...

A new analysis of teeth and parchment suggests that the devastating sheep pox virus has been infecting livestock for 3,700 years ...

Experts argue that the mysterious Voynich manuscript was incorrectly bound — a discovery that "moves the ball" in finally ...

It’s not uncommon for Medieval manuscripts to be bound in animal skins. The hides of deer and goats were used, as were those of boars. But a new analysis of 16 manuscripts held in a French abbey has ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren't all that dark. According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...

Designing English: Graphics on the Medieval Page at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries examines the how the creation of early English books, from their hand-written language to the bindings ...

Yearning princesses locked away in castles, heroic knights, hawkish Vikings — fragments of medieval European stories have permeated nearly every aspect of contemporary culture, from Taylor Swift songs ...