Members of the Harvard community gathered yesterday in the Barker Center to celebrate the inauguration of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, a new translation series produced and distributed by ...

A collection of medieval English manuscripts that had been in private hands is on exhibition for the first time in the United States at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in a special, ...

James Pierpont Morgan, if not rolling in his grave right now, may be shifting uncomfortably: many books from his very own collection of medieval manuscripts are on display at his very own library, ...

PANNONHALMA, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could ...

Join us for a special opportunity to see a number of medieval manuscripts temporarily on loan from the Newberry and discuss their interpretations. This event is hosted by the Medieval Research Group ...

It is like taking a step inside the restricted section of the Hogwarts' library - rows and rows of chained up books and manuscripts line the tall wooden shelves secured in place on thick metal rods.

In the center of the room, under glass, a Hebrew Bible lies open to the Book of Psalms. Gold leaf glimmers on the borders; red dragons grasp a blue shield while green and blue birds perch on curling ...

Parchment fragments discovered in bindings of much later volumes reveal ‘subtle but significant’ variations on Arthurian legend Fragments of a medieval manuscript telling the story of Merlin, which ...

A GLIMPSE at treasures from the past will stun visitors to a medieval library this weekend. The public will have a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes at Palace Green Library in Durham City ...

The Abbey Library of St Gallen is a Baroque hall of globes, manuscripts and curiosities that has survived, improbably, for 1,300 years. The church bells were silent and much of the city was still ...