Making History: Antiquaries in Britain
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is now presenting the exhibition: Making History: Antiquaries in Britain, which showcases treasures from the Society of Antiquaries of London
British Library hosts Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
Beginning on November 11th, the British Library will be hosting a new exhibition entitled Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination. It is the…
Cambridge Illuminations
Cambridge Illuminations Panayotova, Stella Marginalia, Vol. 3 (2006) Abstract The Cambridge Illuminations (July-December 2005) has been judged to be not only the largest…
The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love at Heidelberg University
It was in the Hohenstaufen era that European literature turned its attention to the subject of courtly love, thus sparking off one of…
Checkmate! Medieval People at Play – Manuscript Exhibition Examines Aspects of Play in Medieval Society
We are all familiar with praying monks, but playing monks? A Book of Hours from Flanders finds them deep in a game of “Blind…