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Are you a North Devon regular or a South Devon devotee? We set out to decide which half of England’s loveliest county comes ...
Ray Eyes,” prompting speculation about an American Dream follow-up that was compounded when Primavera festival said, in an ...
Medieval life was tough - and often very weird. In this episode, we explore one of the strangest habits women practiced during the Middle Ages. Whether for fashion, health, or superstition, this ...
A joint program co-curated by Case Western Reserve University distinguished professor of humanities and medieval art history Elina Gertsman and CMA’s curator of medieval art Gerhard Lutz, ...
A skull was recently discovered at a medieval church – and an expert believes it may belong to a legendary European king. Emese Gábor, a facial reconstruction specialist and portrait sculptor ...
A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise you. Many know the years before the Renaissance and ...
He adds: “One of the most important things when studying detail in early medieval/Anglo-Saxon artwork is to observe patterns. In the case of male genitalia in the Bayeux Tapestry, human and ...
The school announced that Cotsworld Archaeology experts uncovered approximately 150 post-medieval burials not contained in burial vaults. Further excavations revealed approximately 170 earlier ...
Medieval manuscripts are rich sources of knowledge about the past — and not all of the information is written on their pages. Élodie Lévêque at Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris and her ...
Researchers identified its more distant origin. By Jack Tamisiea Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts ...
Excavation work along the route of the Adare bypass unearthed a medieval treasure when a brooch pin dating back to the eighth century was discovered deep in the Co Limerick earth. It was ...
Bridgeman/ACI The first medieval fortifications were very different from the imposing castles that appeared later. In the ninth and 10th centuries, the castles being constructed across Christian ...