New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on the use of seal products across Europe during the middle ages, ...

In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in the hairy hides of animals like deer or boar to act […] ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found. It is rare to find medieval manuscripts in their original ...

They had expected something like boar or deer skin, but analysis of proteins brought the surprising discovery. "It turned out the fingerprints matched seal skin," Collins said. "You're talking ...

This book is among nearly 100 found in France by researchers at the University of Cambridge to be bound with seal skin. The books belong to a French monastery from the 12th century. (Matthew Collins) ...