Dean of Canterbury Cathedral Offers Tales of Art and Creativity
Hear Dean Willis's Talk about the History and Art of Canterbury.
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medieval art
Getty Voices: Saints and Heroes
Saints and their stories in the pages of illuminated manuscripts.
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Sicily, The International Island
Medieval Sicily was a hotbed of political turmoil and artistic innovation.
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Thrust, Parry, Download!
Fight like it’s 1410 with this zesty combat manuscript, free to download via the new Open Content Program.
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On the 12 Days of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me…
From turtledoves to milkmaids, medieval manuscripts depict the 12 days of Christmas.
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Christmas Adventures, from Silver Screen to Gilded Page
What do Hollywood movies and medieval manuscripts have in common?
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Everyone’s Talking about Giotto
The Florentine painter helped to usher in the Italian Renaissance
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Illuminating the End of Time
2012 was the year proclaimed as the end of time by Mayan hieroglyphs, extra-terrestrial communicators, and bad disaster movies. The Getty Apocalypse, a medieval... Read More
The Manuscript Files: Medieval Children’s Games
The current exhibition Gothic Grandeur abounds with images in the margin. These charming and often humorous additions, called marginalia (Latin for “things in the... Read More
The Manuscript Files: A Demon Whispering Sweet Nothings
One of my favorite details from the current exhibition Gothic Grandeur comes from a French psalter of the early 1200s. A hallmark of Gothic... Read More
The Manuscript Files: A Medieval Holiday Message
On the opening page of the Abbey Bible, the first image we encounter is this roundel containing a scene of the Nativity of Christ.... Read More
The Manuscript Files: A Medieval Marilyn?
The luxuriant locks sported by this medieval figure might seem to say more “Marilyn Monroe” than “Saint John.” Both he and the movie star... Read More