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From Medieval European cloisters and gardens to ink paintings of mountains in Song Dynasty China, to the Hudson River School ...
Michael Gordon’s site-specific “The Forest of Metal Objects” surrounds precious art and architecture with the music of chains and flower pots.
Promising a rare opportunity, the famous gateways through York’s city walls have generated ‘unprecedented’ levels of interest ...
Located in a secluded convent outside of Florence, the 600-year-old artwork was concealed behind layers of paint for most of ...
The art deco movement is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Medieval people would have interacted with the embroidered players, giving them voice and enabling them to join the ...
The Bayeux Tapestry, a legendary medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest, is set to be displayed in the U.K. for ...
Medieval hospital ruins were recently found beneath a street in York, England, during sinkhole repairs, uncovering part of the historic St. Leonard's Hospital complex.
YORK, ENGLAND—When archaeologists were called to investigate a sinkhole that opened up in the city of York, they were surprised to find traces of a medieval hospital, according to a report by ...
The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.
Great patience and skill is required to restore old books, but equally important is the belief that each one is a work of art. The women who run the Atelier Devauchelle in Paris sew and create new ...