Medieval art

Ever wanted to see a rabbit riding a human snail while fighting a dog riding a rabbit with a broken neck? Well, now you can!

12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 11 medieval suns. Don't you love their shining faces? 🌞 Did you know Getty's medieval… | Instagram

Some stories are so good that they’re told over and over again, morphing in their details but staying the same in their essence. In Europe’s High Middle...

Many of our readers will already be familiar with our Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, a resource which enables you to search by shelfmark, keyword, or date, as well as by more advanced fields such as language and provenance. We thought it was about time to give a reminder that all...

You may have found yourself wondering on more than one occasion: was William Shakespeare a feminist? The short answer is... no. He wasn't. Being a feminist just wasn't a thing in England 400 years ago: the word "feminism" didn't exist until the…

According to superstition, if you rub the blood of a bat on your face you’ll be able to see at night. But if you use this bat, you’ll also get more hand-some. Never too cool for a good …

What did medieval female underwear look like? Did they wear a bra? What about underpants? How about strays or a corset?

Here’s a little 11th century hair history. During the eleventh century, early Christians set themselves against woman wearing any type of makeup or cosmetics; it was believed to be vain and s…