Either way, one needs to examine the original embroidery still housed in Bayeux, France, to properly analyze the total penis ...

Medieval art was anything but simple – every detail had meaning. In this video, we dive into some of the most well-known medieval paintings to uncover the hidden symbolism woven into the imagery. From ...

Public domain. For nearly forty years, Early Drama, Art, and Music (EDAM) has established a reputation for publishing specialized, high-quality scholarship through Medieval Institute Publications. The ...

A grant enabling a team of University of Alabama researchers to work on a digital restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral was cut ...

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 ...

The series' editorial board is hosted by the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton University. Edited by Jessica Brantley, Stephen Perkinson and Elizabeth C. Teviotdale This volume offers fresh ...

In the Middle Ages, as today, visual art offered an avenue to explore, affirm, and sometimes challenge social roles and relationships. Medieval people defined themselves and their neighbors through ...

It’s not uncommon for Medieval manuscripts to be bound in animal skins. The hides of deer and goats were used, as were those of boars. But a new analysis of 16 manuscripts held in a French abbey ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

What are the modern inheritances of medieval love in terms of gender roles and expectations? The course seeks to be aware of how “timeless” stories move between various verbal and visual forms, what ...

But much like Florence, Prato is filled with beguiling architecture and medieval art, with stunning churches and a genuinely interesting collection of museums making up a large part of what to do ...