Angels, animals, hand gestures—none of it is random. Medieval artists filled their work with layered symbols meant to teach, warn, or praise. Once you know what to look for, the meaning changes ...

At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and ...

The AI revolution is pushing human thinking into reverse, says Lewis Liu Last weekend my wife and I were in Florence for an ...

Centuries of science, faith and artistry converged at the 'Golden Ink: A Journey through Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts' exhibition in Abu Dhabi, offering visitors an intimate look at how handwritten ...

The Department of History presents the 2025 Dr. H. Nicholas Hamner Lecture. Dr. Thomas E. Burman will be giving a lecture titled "Choosing Eschatologies in the Medieval Mediterranean: Ramon Martí (fl.

AN UNUSUAL medieval wall painting is set to be revealed behind a panel at Stratford’s Guild Chapel. Volunteer Pamela Devine will unlock the panel on Tuesday October 14 to reveal part of a mural which ...

A group of possibly-medieval artefacts that was discovered in a thrift store in western Canada will form the basis of a unique, real-time learning lab for students at Simon Fraser University (SFU) ...

The remains of a 500-year-old dungeon once described as “a most vile prison” have been discovered beneath a market square in Leicester, central U.K. Ahead of a £7.5 million ($10.1 million) project to ...

A medieval gateway in York's city walls could be used to house an art gallery and shop if plans are approved. Micklegate Bar is considered to be the most important of the city's four gateways, with ...

Micklegate Bar once had a defensive wall in front of it, which was demolished in 1826 A medieval gateway in York's city walls could be used to house an art gallery and shop if plans are approved.