Nestled within the magnificent walls of the Centro Cultural Santo Domingo in Oaxaca City, the Friar Francisco de Burgoa ...
From a 12th-century fortress to a palace and museum, Louvre’s centuries of history faced a daring movie-style heist that ...
A huge cache of documents, which includes drafts of the famed madeleine passage, is for sale. France’s National Library is ...
The Meredith Public Library will host a NH Humanities lecture titled “The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us” on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 ...
An incredibly rare 17th-century book has been found in a donation bin at Michigan State University’s thrift shop, with a ...
The people who help run the Michigan State University Surplus Store come across thousands of donated books each month but ...
The personal library owned by a 17th century Scottish minister, academic and administrator has been brought together for the ...
Pundits’ kept Sanskrit scholarship alive in remote settlements as British control swept across India, a major new research ...
Medieval artists didn’t always have firsthand experience with the animals they painted, and nowhere is that more obvious than ...
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts spotlights 40 women who found fame in the Low Countries between 1600 and 1750, including Koerten, Judith Leyster and Clara Peeters Meilan ...
Nearly 400 years ago, the Villa Regia was the star of Europe. Considered one of the most magnificent palaces of its time, the elaborate home was built for King Władysław IV in Warsaw, Poland. Then the ...
Prince Rupert's drops, 17th-century glass oddities, have perplexed scientists for centuries with their incredible strength and fragility. Formed by rapidly cooling molten glass in water, these tadpole ...