A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.

A new study from a University of Nottingham archaeologist has revealed surprising insights into the city's medieval past, ...

The silver Kiddush cup, an object used to sanctify the Shabbat and Jewish holidays, evidences medieval Jewish communities in Central Asia.

In an increasingly polarised world, the arts and humanities play a key role in sustaining democracy. They foster critical thinking, open dialogue, emotional intelligence and understanding across ...

Another fundamental step in this direction was taken by Rodney Hilton, a medieval historian and professor in Birmingham, who, with his studies on the late-medieval English economy, has offered ...

The rare gem-set Medieval bishop's ring was sold for £19,000 ... The ring, which dates from the late 12th to early 13th Century, went under the hammer at Noonans Mayfair on Wednesday.

Art Pepper was an incredible musician and player who lived, shall we say, a very colorful life with a few stints in prison while battling his drug addiction. His wife Laurie Pepper was a beacon of ...

We’ve all been there – and, by there, I mean running from a taxi to the check-in gates in a cold sweat and praying for a miracle at Bag Drop. But if you’re the sort who leaves things to the ...

Paintings of late French artist Pierre Carron, donated by him and his family, are on show at the National Art Museum of China. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] The family of Pierre Carron ...

As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall ... which was hugely popular in the late medieval period. "[It] was a great storytelling tradition ...

Art is always open to interpretation. You can spend hours poring over a piece and always find something different every time you see it. Paintings, altar pieces and frescos by genius’ such as Da Vinci ...