A new exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art puts 17th-century artist phenom Rachel Ruysch back in the spotlight.

It has been revealed that across Europe, from the years 600 to 1800, almost a quarter of royal deaths were caused by accident ...

Created in the Grotesque style, the 16th-century images—revealed by renovations at a lodge in England—mimic historic textile ...

The Royal Collection of the British Royal Family is the largest private art collection in the world. Housed variously in ...

A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some manuscripts, rather than skins from the local boars and deer ...

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 ...

In an increasingly polarised world, the arts and humanities play a key role in sustaining democracy. They foster critical thinking, open dialogue, emotional intelligence and understanding across ...

Health and disease in the medieval world – and how our ancestors sought to cure everything from infertility to constipation – are the focus of a major new exhibition opening on 29 March 2025 at ...

The medieval manuscript, folded and stitched into a property register from 1580, remained hidden and forgotten for nearly 400 years. Researchers say it is the only surviving portion of a lost version ...

Andrew Esiebo/Getty; Heidi Merrick Meghan Markle is opening the doors to her wardrobe through a new affiliate fashion website, and one item has a surprise tie to royal life. The Duchess of Sussex ...