Gruesome graves and petrifying paintings - the medieval art of death Many examples of this weird and wonderful artwork can be seen in churches and cathedrals across the UK. Comments.

Medieval Art Reveals Its Thinly Gilded Secrets. ... “We knew the thickness of the Zwischgold sample taken from Mary was of the order of hundreds of nanometres,” said Watts.

Reliquaries are a great example of this divide between medieval intentions and modern appreciation. To the people of the Middle Ages, the material contained inside a reliquary far outweighed the ...

“The Wyvern Collection not only provides outstanding examples of art from the Medieval and early Renaissance era—in addition to select masterworks from antiquity and later periods—but also puts those ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable example of medieval art. The embroidery piece depicts events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and spans nearly 230 feet. It is believed to have been ...

Pop Culture Meet the Woman Behind ‘Weird Medieval Guys,’ the Internet Hit Mining Odd Art From the Middle Ages. Olivia Swarthout's new book unearths all that's weird and wonderful about this ...

Medieval Art’s Enduring Hold on Pop Culture ... One such example in the exhibition is a 15th-century prayer book illustration of Saint George slaying the dragon.

The Art of Cartography: ... One of the first printings of the earliest example of a map of the world (1483). ... a memento mori, a remarkable piece of medieval art.

Two incredible examples of medieval book art are on rare view in New York: the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the hefty Winchester Bible, and the Morgan Library and Museum is celebrating ...

A total of 453 undamaged archaeological artefacts from the Roman period were seized, including: red-figure craters, amphorae, terracotta oil lamps and pipes, and Roman and medieval coins.