The depth of the writer’s commitment is tested when he meets with a Southern Californian tattooist proficient in ancient ...

The 70 tiny books could date back to the first century. Carbon dating tests found that a piece of leather found with the scrolls was over 2000 years old.

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

How a 1,200-year-old ancient book was unearthed from a Tipp bog and became a museum ... The manuscript is protected by a wallet-shaped leather cover with three buttons fastened to its flap. ...

Fridley book bindery taking a page from history 02:34. FRIDLEY, Minn. – Using century-old equipment to restore century-old books is an ancient craft, but one that's still very much alive.In this ...

Archigram: The Book Dennis Crompton, editor Circa Press, 2018 $135.00. A dozen years ago, in the early stages of a dissertation, I found myself in the special collections room at the Getty ...

The ancient Scythians, a nomadic people known for their gold and warrior ways, used human skin for leather, a new study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Experts have reconstructed satchels that would have been used by monks bringing Christianity to Scotland. The leather book satchels, which have gone on display in Edinburgh, are part of a three ...

4,000-Year-Old Guide to the Ancient Egyptian Underworld May Be Oldest Illustrated ‘Book’ Archaeologists recovered the remnants of an ancient “Book of Two Ways” from a sarcophagus ...