Fiat lux: climatic considerations in medieval stained glass aesthetics
Shelters have always been integral elements of human society; people have relied on them since prehistoric times to provide vital protection from the outside world.
Colour in Dore Abbey
Modern visitors can touch the furniture, see the kitchens, walk around the hall and guestroom, enjoy live fires (unusual for many children) and even take part in re-enactments that can include the ‘King’ himself.
£200,000 goes to monastic sites in eastern England
The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England – the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey.
New book examines the medieval history of St Paul’s Cathedral
The past archaeological lives of the St Paul’s Cathedral site have been revealed in a new English Heritage book.
Anglo-Saxon Double Monasteries
Monks and nuns living together: not a cause for scandal but, as Barbara Mitchell explains, an intriguing window onto the variety of monastic life – under the aegis of remarkable abbesses – before the Conquest.
Gruesome murders to mythical beasts: Britain’s historic church wallpaintings now can be seen online
Earlier this month, the Churches Conservation Trust – the national charity protecting historic churches at risk – launched a brand new online resource providing an interactive guide to just some of the fine wallpaintings in its care
Stained Glass from the Cathedral of Tours: The Impact of the Sainte-Chapelle in the 1240s
The Ste.-Chapelle has long been recognized as the critical monument in the wide dissemination of the Parisian Court Style of stained glass in the mid-thirteenth century.
Project underway to preserve Scotland’s medieval churches
A project led by the University of St Andrews could help preserve historically valuable medieval churches in Scotland. The scheme aims to discover…
Beyond Churches: Energetics and Economies of Construction in the Byzantine World
Beyond Churches: Energetics and Economies of Construction in the Byzantine World By Jordan Pickett Byzantine Archaeology in Method and Theory, eds. W. Caraher…
The Role of Ecclesiastical Stairs, Galleries and Upper Spaces in Medieval ‘Bad Behaviour’
The Role of Ecclesiastical Stairs, Galleries and Upper Spaces in Medieval ‘Bad Behaviour’ Huitson, Toby J. (University of Kent) Skepsi, Vol.3:1, Summer (2010) Abstract…
Royal, Aristocratic and Bourgois Patronage: the Examples of Chartres Cathedral and the Church of St. Martin in Candes
Royal, Aristocratic and Bourgois Patronage: the Examples of Chartres Cathedral and the Church of St.Martin in Candes Lutan, Sara (Department of Art History, Tel Aviv University)…
Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results By Wessex Archaeology (Time Team, 2009) Summary: An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel…
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072
“Apud Lotharingos Altus et Doctus”: Leofric of Exeter, 1050-1072 Corradini, Erika (University of Leicester) The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies…
The Building of a Great Church: the Abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, and its early Norman Benefactors
The Building of a Great Church: the Abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, and its early Norman Benefactors By David Bates Transactions of the…
Breaking Through the Stained Glass Barrier: The Voices of Etheldreda,
Breaking Through the Stained Glass Barrier: The Voices of Etheldreda, Catherine of Alexandria, and Margaret of Antioch Delsigne, Jill Scripps College (2004) Abstract…
Excavation of an early church and a women’s cemetery at St Ronan’s medieval parish church, Iona
Excavation of an early church and a women’s cemetery at St Ronan’s medieval parish church, Iona O’Sullivan, Jerry et al. Proceedings of the…
Fama et Memoria: Portraits of Female Patrons in Mosaic Pavements of Churches in Byzantine Palestine and Arabia
Fama et Memoria: Portraits of Female Patrons in Mosaic Pavements of Churches in ByzantinePalestine and Arabia Britt, Karen C. Medieval Feminist Forum, 44, no.…
The Persistence of Late Antiquity: Christ as Man and Woman in an Eighth-Century Miniature
The Persistence of Late Antiquity: Christ as Man and Woman in an Eighth-Century Miniature Lifshitz, Felice Medieval Feminist Forum, 38, no. 1 (2004) Abstract…
The Seven Liberal Arts and the West Door of Chartres Cathedral
According to the medieval theologians the Virgin Mary, by virtue of the innate perfection of her soul, possessed all the wisdom of which man is capable.
A Present Day Trip Back in Time: A Travel Guide of Medieval Castles, Churches, and Roads in Between
Our destinations will include the castles, cathedrals, fortified towns, and commercial centers that were prominent during the Middle Ages and exist in varying degrees of preservation today.
Mathematics at Chartres Cathedral
The present cathedral was built over a thirty year period, begun in 1194, almost immediately after a devastating fire destroyed most of the previous building.
Remains of Anglo-Saxon Saint discovered?
Archaeologists working in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester believe they have discovered a reliquary containing some of the bones of Saint Edburg, a…
El arzobispado de Don Gonzalo de Aguilar en Santiago de Compostela (1348-1351)
El arzobispado de Don Gonzalo de Aguilar en Santiago de Compostela (1348-1351) SÁNCHEZ, XOSÉ M. SÁNCHEZ Archivo-Biblioteca de la Catedral de Santiago ANUARIO…
Music Associated with Santiago and the Pilgrimage
Music Associated with Santiago and the Pilgrimage Pederson,E.O. Perspectives on the Camino: A collection of essays on the Camino (2007) Abstract The Medieval…
Recasting the Concept of the ‘Pilgrimage Church’: The Case of San Isidoro de León
Recasting the Concept of the ‘Pilgrimage Church’: The Case of San Isidoro de León By Therese Martin La Corónica, A Journal of Medieval…