Unicorns have been both revered and attacked in art over centuries. And one depiction in particular has an unusual connection ...

Public domain. For nearly forty years, Early Drama, Art, and Music (EDAM) has established a reputation for publishing specialized, high-quality scholarship through Medieval Institute Publications. The ...

At the National Museum of Denmark stands this impeccably detailed 14th-century vessel, embodying the place of fine art and ...

Members of a Cheyenne medieval weapons club aren’t just hobbyists, they seriously train with period-appropriate swords like ...

Richly coloured and decorated work is going on show after conservation, partly funded by the Tefaf Museum Restoration Fund ...

Studies in Iconography (ISSN 0148-1029, e-ISSN 2693-8456) is an annual journal hosted by the Index of Medieval Art and published in partnership with Medieval Institute Publications. It presents ...

Once only indicated through a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci from around 1495, concealed passageways have been discovered ...

When looking at medieval art, it is important to recognize that the objects in a modern exhibition are taken out of their original context. Unlike much of the art produced in the intervening centuries ...

and “The Art of Medieval Falconry” is his second book. Its title can be understood two ways. The first concerns falconry as ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

In the Middle Ages, as today, visual art offered an avenue to explore, affirm, and sometimes challenge social roles and relationships. Medieval people defined themselves and their neighbors through ...