Imaging Reveals Medieval Manuscript Hidden in Book Binding. News. By Laura Geggel published 25 July 2017 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

By fusing two imaging techniques, researchers at Northwestern University have illuminated ancient Roman texts that had been hidden inside the binding of another book since the 1500s.

After being hidden for centuries, the secrets within medieval manuscripts might soon come to light. By fusing two imaging techniques — visible hyperspectral imaging and x-ray fluorescence — an ...

In medieval Europe, some handcrafted books were bound with skin from an unexpected source: seals.A new analysis of ancient DNA found in medieval books from European abbeys reveals that these seals ...

Scientists have unveiled 6th century texts hidden within bookbindings of manuscripts that were made by recycling medieval parchments. By fusing two imaging techniques - visible hyperspectral ...

Summers gives workshops in bookbinding for individuals, college students, and groups, including a Girl Scout troop from Westminster, and he and his wife have an antiquarian bookshop attached to his ...

There’s a photograph of a young Linette Withers, aged just seven or eight, staring at a medieval chains library in complete fascination. "I think if somebody had told me then that I could get ...

A piece of vellum discovered in a 16th century book has revealed astonishing links between medieval Irish doctors and a Persian physician.

Ramsden discovered a passion for traditional bookbinding through her love of medieval re-enactments. After 10 years in the scene, Ramsden had crafted all the medieval kit she needed for events and ...

Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts containing representations of these animals also depended on a ...

In the mid-16th century, a bookbinder picked up a piece of parchment — one that was already centuries old — and used it to bind a book of poetry. This parchment's text remained unreadable for ...

Medieval texts hidden inside bookbinding uncovered Washington, Jul 19 (PTI) Scientists have unveiled 6th century texts hidden within bookbindings of manuscripts that were made by recycling ...