Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history.

Tucked within the hilltop campus of the University of Coimbra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Biblioteca Joanina is a baroque jewel of European academia. Commissioned by King João V in the 18th ...

PANNONHALMA, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could ...

One of the most amazing accomplishments of Byzantine monasteries was the miraculous preservation of ancient Greek treasures ...

Stiftsbibliothek Kremsmunster, Kremsmunster, Austria. This monastery library was built between 1680 and 1689, and holds about 160,000 volumes. (Photo: Massimo Listri/Caters News) Stiftsbibliothek ...

KALAMAZOO—A 15th century prayer book for nuns has been digitized and is now available from the medieval manuscript collections of the Special Collections and Rare Books department of University ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — A church bell sounds, the staccato thudding of mallet on plank summons monks to afternoon prayers, deep voices are raised in communal chant. And high in the great tower of ...