When looking at medieval art, it is important to recognize that the objects in a modern exhibition are taken out of their original context. Unlike much of the art produced in the intervening centuries ...

Image credits: history ... mistranslation, medieval people commonly believed that the Bible likened Jesus to a unicorn, so a ...

Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

The Department of History of Art offers a broad-based master's programme, which enables you to study a range of periods and approaches before specialising for your dissertation. The MA draws on the ...

That “Temple,” represented as the Muslim shrine, is often surmounted by a crescent. Professor Berger teaches two medieval Art History courses. “Mysteries and Visions” begins with the art of the waning ...

The Age of Reason associated with the names of Descartes, Newton, Hobbes, and the French philosophers, actually began in the universities that first emerged in the late Middle Ages (1100 to 1600) when ...

While medieval fantasy games are popular, there's a shortage of realistic medieval history-based games. Games like Medieval Dynasty, Robin Hood, and The Valiant offer engaging experiences with a ...

Studies in Iconography (ISSN 0148-1029, e-ISSN 2693-8456) is an annual journal hosted by the Index of Medieval Art and published in partnership with Medieval ... Reviews of selected books on ...

Retired Professor of Art, Art History, and Film Pamela Berger, a medieval art expert who became a self-taught independent filmmaker, died on August 31. She was 84.