One 15th Century manuscript compiled by a Carmelite friar, and translated from Latin, included a suggested infertility cure to help a woman to conceive. It said: ‘Take three or four weasel ...

Imagine, then, how precious centuries-old manuscripts are ... long before the invention of the printing press in the 15th century. Generations upon generations of caretakers have ensured the ...

A 15th Century manuscript containing the unusual treatment features in a new exhibition detailing the bizarre cures that were used for all manner of ills in the medieval period. The 'cure' for ...

In 1912, Michał Wojnicz, better known as Wilfrid Voynich, came into the possession of a mysterious, peculiarly illustrated 15th century book written in what appeared to be a peculiar foreign language.

A folio from a rare 15th century Timurid manuscript will be offered at Christie’s in London on May 1. It was made in Herat in 1466 as part of the richly illustrated manuscript known as the Nahj ...

“We’ve translated many of the recipes on display.” A 15th century manuscript containing an infertility cure made from weasels testicles on display (Joe Giddens/PA) A 15th Century manuscript ...