Who owns the Guelph Treasure, worth millions? The question seems open again after new documents raised suspicions of ...
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara ... context was more than justified. Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that ...
Rooted in medieval architecture and later expanded into literature, fashion and art, it stands as a symbol of mystery and the sublime. The origins of the Gothic aesthetic trace back to 12th-century ...
At the end of the 16th century, the country was pacified by Lord Nobunaga, who disciplined the samurai and put an end to the ...
Away from the Georgian heart Tbilisi may have earned its title as the Georgian city of legends and romance, but it's a new year, and as we slowly pace to the second half of the decade-we ought to know ...
It features three huge medieval towers adorned with shimmering ... posed grotesques on York Minster and poring over 14th-century illustrated manuscripts before coming up with a theme and design.
Uncover the best bucket-list experience in every country, from iconic landmarks and stunning natural wonders to cultural ...
Through meticulous scholarship, Seán Ó Hoireabhárd provides an account of the political evolution of Irish kingship through the 11th century and into the late 12th. It is the first significant ...
Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.
In an example of the lively interchange of ideas and loyalties in multicultural, medieval ... as seventh-century Byzantine medic Paul of Aegina. Translated into Latin in the 12th century, Method ...