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

French monks used animal skins to bind and cover their books. One group of books covers didn't look at all like the others.

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An additional 23 books were found in medieval libraries in France, England and Belgium. The study revealed the fur didn’t belong to boars or deer, but rather pinnipeds, or seals and walruses. More ...

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A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories ...