Oftentimes, we are preoccupied with the contents of a book rather than the book itself. The phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is preached as a metaphorical reminder not to be quick to judge ...

Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts. By Katherine Kornei Even in medieval times, recycling was in vogue: Bits of ...

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 nearly ...

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 ...

CHESTER — When Malcolm Summers rebinds a book, he expects his work to last for centuries — and he uses equipment from the Victorian era and techniques that medieval monks used before the printing ...