The Moutier-Grandval Bible, an illustrated ninth-century masterpiece considered one of the finest manuscripts in the world, ...

The Moutier-Grandval Bible, an illustrated ninth-century masterpiece considered one of the finest manuscripts in the world, ...

Archaeological excavations on the Ile de Ré, an island off France's Atlantic coast, have unearthed graves and artefacts ...

Sealed inside a glass cabinet, it is the only object in ... written in Latin in highly legible Carolingian minuscule script. "It's very emotional to see it in real life: it's completely different ...

"The findings provide rare tangible evidence of close ties between the Carolingian Empire [a Frankish ... two combs and necklaces made of amber, glass, bone and copper beads.

According to Le Point, the tombs were carbon-14 dated to between 772 and 972 CE, placing them in the Carolingian era ... Among the findings are necklaces of beads made of amber, glass, bone, and ...

The Moutier-Grandval Bible, an illustrated ninth-century masterpiece considered one of the finest manuscripts in the world, is back in Switzerland, where it miraculously survived the ages in ...