The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas — or Father Spyridon, as he’s affectionately called — has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a millennium-old ...

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

Greece's beaches have stories, too. Dionysus, god of wine, wooed Ariadne on the sandy shores of Naxos. Kolovri Rock, off Corfu's Palaiokastritsa, is said to be Odysseus' ship turned to stone by ...

LONDON, March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to announce its upcoming Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction, set to take place on March 29th at 1pm GMT. This ...

Trish was one of six juvenile seals who were studied at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews A scientist from Northern Ireland has discovered the super sense that makes ...

A scientist from Northern Ireland has discovered the super sense that makes marine mammals the ultimate divers. Dr Chris McKnight from County Antrim has been researching how seals can hold their ...

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The 1998 techno-horror anime and game Serial Experiments Lain is going to receive its first occult-themed RPG adaptation. Developed by Team MJM, //signal. (yes, that’s the title of the game) will put ...