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photo via University of Leeds A fascinating ostrich egg shell was covered in a eulogy written in Arabic script about 500 years ago. It was…

photo via medievalbooks From the fifth through 13th centuries, parchment, made from animal skin, was used for pages of books. Parchment was strong, but the…

Medieval book historian Erik Kwakkel recently posted about this remarkable Dutch manual on watercolor painting from 1692. Entitled Treatise of Colors Used to Paint Water…

This 16th century German book opens in 6 different ways to reveal 6 books in one binding. It is a variation of a dos-à-dos (“back-to-back”)…