Beneath the shadow of castles and cathedrals medieval Europe was far from primitive this is the story of how science art and ...

In between the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of the Italian Renaissance, Western Europe economically stagnated and culturally declined in what are commonly called the Dark Ages. This period, ...

"This catalog has been published in conjunction with the exhibition, 'Treasures of the Dark Ages in Europe' held at Ariadne Galleries, November 19, 1991-January 15, 1992"--T.p. verso.

Today the concept of academic freedom may seem obvious to Americans. But the roots of academic freedom, which can be traced back to medieval European universities, were never certain. Back then, when ...