Kreiner is a professor of history at the University of Georgia specializing in the early Middle Ages, and the author of The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction It’s ...

Cipher Monk, a relaxing number puzzle game inspired by a brilliant but forgotten 13th-century Cistercian monk number system, has launched.

“Medieval ... script. The little icons on the screen displaying your pitch or instrument choice include little shields, wings, and alchemy flasks. My favorite is the tonsure-bedecked monk ...

But that wasn't always the case. The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of modern Buddhist monks. These spiritual figures were not just about ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century ...

A renewed scholarly debate emerged over the exact number of phalluses depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, the famous medieval embroidery ... However, Christopher Monk, an expert in Anglo-Saxon ...

This shade matched the monks’ undyed vestments. “In medieval Europe, you don’t really have anything that’s pure white,” Dr. Collins said. “It must have been quite magical.” ...

12th century French monks used animal skins to bind and cover ... The find highlights the extent of medieval trade. So last week, a group of researchers who were studying a set of medieval books ...