Tiny Medieval Books Of Huge Importance At Public Library Illuminated manuscripts-or miniatures, as they’re also called-are among the most difficult works of art to show in a public exhibition.

Otto F. Ege, an Ohio-based scholar and book dealer, made a controversial practice of dismantling medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and selling the individual leaves for profit during the first half ...

Source: Kiek in de Kök Some of the smallest books ever printed in Estonian will go on display Friday at a new exhibition at Tallinn's medieval Kiek in de Kök tower, celebrating the Year of the ...

A version of this article appears in print on April 22, 2025, Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Sealed Deals: Covering These Medieval Books, a Shaggy Surprise.

This medieval book, kept at the Médiathèque du Grand Troyes in France, is wrapped with seal skin. Though the book's cover is now worn, it may have been much furrier in its heyday.

The bibliophiles in Christopher de Hamel’s lavishly illustrated book ensured the survival of medieval texts over centuries. By Bruce Holsinger Bruce Holsinger teaches at the University of ...

PANNONHALMA, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could ...