This week, explore a medieval manuscript, spy an underwater volcano ready to erupt off the US West Coast, encounter T. rex’s ...

Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the binding of another ...

It’s not a large exhibition, but it’s a versatile one, covering medieval bookmaking ... categories of books. Archangel Michael Battling Devils, 2nd quarter 15th Century; Belgium southeast ...

Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature ...

Our intent is to bring history to life and give it more dimension, relatability and immediacy than what one can read from a book,” said ... reenacting 15th century medieval history and began ...

The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders ... wheeling and dealing made famous in the writings of 15th century diplomat and philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli ...

You can either take a funicular (yes, those cute yellow ones I was seeing all over Instagram) to the top, or, if you’re feeling brave (and don’t have ... the early 15th century to the late ...

In ancient times, authors often dictated their books. Dictation sounded like an uninterrupted series of letters ... was an even rarer skill. In 15th-century Europe only one in 20 adult males ...

Even as pope, Francis would keep in his prayer book a letter she wrote him at his ordination ... involved 813 Italian martyrs of the 15th century. He may hold the record for canonizations ...

‘No game – or even movie or book – can perfectly ... a beautiful medieval city in Italy. My world was defined by a ring of stone walls built in the 13th century – running around narrow ...