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Less than 40 copies of the Arthurian story Suite Vulgate du Merlin are known to exist. One was just found, binding together ...
The Codex of Türi, Estonia's oldest dated manuscript, was completed in 1454 and features wooden covers analyzed using dendrochronology and strontium isotope analysis.
The Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru was unveiled in a dazzling new light on Sunday as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated a permanent electric illumination system installed at the seat of the ...
A free immersive and illuminated art experience will be held in Manchester city centre this month. Spaces Up-Above marks the first Manchester exhibition from world-renowned light artist Rupert ...
From Rome’s holiest texts to a Chinese manuscript that wouldn’t have fit inside a shipping container, here’s our top ten list of the most important ancient documents that no longer exist ...
Some of the most beautiful objects to survive from the mediæval world in the west are the sumptuous illuminated manuscripts, often made by monks and nuns in the abbeys hat filled the medieval ...
Homer’s Iliad, one of the most celebrated and studied epic poems in history, has long resisted successful adaptation. While it has inspired countless modern novelists across diverse traditions, its ...
The “Romance” of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated manuscript on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the Middle Ages as it was translated into thirty languages. The original ...
The Zoo describes the 'Spring Illuminations' light show as an "immersive festival of light sculptures." Across the Zoo, there will be animal and flower-themed artwork made from silk, steel, and LED ...
All content found in the Illuminations Web site—including text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, applets, activities and programs, as well as the collection, arrangement, and ...
From manuscript illumination to wall painting, stained glass to sculpture, medieval imagery reveals a world of profound devotion, biting humour, awe, fear, and imagination. Sessions will examine the ...