Daily Medieval

The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Salisbury Cathedral, is noted for having the tallest church spire in England,...

Large stone buildings intended to last for centuries, such as examples of Gothic Architecture , would be exposed to ages and ages of rainwat...

Norman cathedral design wasn't the only architectural style introduced into England after 1066. The fortification style called motte-an...

We have looked at the influence on the language in England when it suffered an influx of Norman-French population and administration. This ...

Although we use the term "renaissance" to refer primarily to a rebirth of art and culture that started in 14th century Italy and s...

I've mentioned  Villard de Honecourt  back in 2012; he is  so  worth another look. Anything we know about him is entirely incidental. Ar...

There is a 20th century art historian who has appeared in two posts because of his eye-opening contributions to the field in the 1940s: here...

7th c. Asturian Church of Santa Cristina de Lena, Spain This will be a brief introduction to the styles of medieval architecture that e...

The Ulugh Beg Observatory Museum, built in 1970 Ulugh Beg is the more familiar name of Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh (22 March 1...

(photo credit Conor Hogan, 2014) The picture here is medieval, although not from the Middle Ages. It's of the dome of Our Lady of V...

Explanation of cross-in-square from this  fascinating site. Today is May Day, and the anniversary of the consecration of the Nea Ekklesi...

The inexpertly carved stone The city of Bath in England has been an important location for human beings for millenia. The spring there p...

Cosmati floor, Westminster Abbey church, during a recent cleaning. When discussing the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey yesterday, I me...

I started this here with the origins of what we now call " Westminster Abbey ." A major rebuilding campaign began about 1245 by...

One of the largest cathedrals in England—in fact, one of the longest Gothic cathedrals in Europe—Winchester has been through many changes. T...

In April 2013, near Meßkirch in southern Germany, construction will start on a monastery. It is expected to take 40 years to complete, ...

Holy Trinity Church in Barsham, Suffolk The equinox, from Latin aequinoctium (the time of equal days and nights), the day twice each ye...

Charlemagne put serious effort into making his reign reminiscent of the grandeur that was the Roman Empire. He gathered scholars and arti...

[This is Part 3; the other 3 parts address Gothic Culture & History, Gothic Architecture, and Fiction.] Augustus W. Pugin In 1740,...

[This is Part 2; the other 3 parts address Gothic Culture & History, the Gothic Revival, and Fiction.] Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), art...