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Art guide "30,000 Years of Art" from Phaidon Press features these 9th-century world-wide works of art in stunning and detailed photographs. more...
Art history guide 30,000 Years of Art, with beautiful presentation of art by historical timeline, includes these sacred artifacts from the 9th century. more...
Art history guide 30,000 Years of Art, with its presentation of art by historical timeline rather than by culture, includes these religious and funeral pieces from 750AD. more...
Art book 30,000 Years of Art, with large-scale photographs of world art organized chronologically, includes medieval decorative art from 8th century. more...
Before he became famous and was lured to Burgundy by Philip the Good, Jan van Eyck, who perfected the new oil painting medium, was hired by John III the Pitiless. more...
"The Haywain" is a symbol of human greed, the decline of the Church, and the disintegration of the guilds that characterized 15th-century society more...
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Medieval Tapestry – Symbol of Wealth and Power
Tapestries were regarded such valuable objects that during war they were seized, used as ransom or, confiscated as property of those convicted of treason. more...
Claus Sluter – Innovator of 14th Century Sculptu
Under Sluter's direction, the family mausoleum of the Duke of Burgundy, the Chartreuse de Champmol, became an epicentre of artistic innovation in the 14th century. more...
Claus Sluter - 14th-century Sculptor
Master of Northern Late Gothic sculpture, Claus Sluter was a prominent artist at the court of the Duke of Burgudy Philip II the Bold in Dijon, France. more...
Medieval Cistercian Architecture
By: Andrea Kirkby
The medieval Cistercian monks had an ascetic spirituality. And they created an austere, plain new Gothic architecture to embody those spiritual ideals. more...
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Frances Spiegel
The art and calligraphy in this medieval manuscript attracts calligraphers and historians from around the world. A facsimile edition is now available. more...
Art of the North French Miscellany
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Frances Spiegel
The medieval art of the North French Miscellany, one of the British Library's most important Hebrew manuscripts, shows great skill and a fine sense of humour. more...
History of North French Miscellany
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Frances Spiegel
In the magnificent and luxurious North French Miscellany every page is a work of art. This Hebrew manuscript has travelled Europe and has a long and fascinating history. more...
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