The study found a strong trade network between Greenland Norse and French abbeys, linking Cistercians to broader economies, ...

But how and what did medieval monks eat at Christmas? Because they had a relatively uninspired regular diet, they looked with ...

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

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 ...

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

This shade matched the monks’ undyed vestments. “In medieval Europe, you don’t really have anything that’s pure white,” Dr. Collins said. “It must have been quite magical.” ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century ...