Now, she’s the author of a book with a tongue-in-cheek guide to living like it’s 999 AD — or thereabouts — called “Weird Medieval ... delight in some of the illustrations in the same ...

Although the illustrations in the book are otherworldy, Swarthout manages to connect them to the present day, “noting the many parallels between medieval and modern life,” says Marianne Tatepo ...

But how trustworthy were the alluring illustrations and evocative ... fabrications presented in the medieval era’s most popular travel compendium, “The Book of the Marvels of the World.” ...

The reason so many knights did battle with snails in the margins of medieval ... 29 different books – most of which were printed in the two decades between 1290 and 1310. The illustrations ...

These illuminated manuscripts are one of the wonders of medieval Europe ... from a goblet of wine (Credit: The Book of Kells) The most extravagant illustrations come on the title pages of the ...

credit: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript ... the colours of the plant illustrations. Elsewhere, there is probable Arabic and Greek, and a sketch of a shield. The medieval symbol for the inhabited ...

New research is rewriting the history of the world’s most famous early medieval manuscript ... coloured illustrations – was conceived and created as one book, containing all four Gospels.

The ‘Régime du corps’ depicts women’s responsibilities in wealthy medieval households—and ... to learn this scene is found in a luxurious book from the Middle Ages made with the highest ...

From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, pop culture is saturated with medieval imagery ... in the exhibition is a 15th-century prayer book illustration of Saint George slaying the dragon.