Much material is drawn from the 19th century, when the Romantic movement created its own version of the Middle Ages in the art, illustration, and architecture of the Gothic Revival.

From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, pop culture is saturated with medieval imagery. Now, a new exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum, “The Fantasy of the Middle Ages,” explores this ...

A HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES. By Dana Carleton Munro Professor of European History, University of Wisconsin, With maps and illustrations. Pp. vi.-242. 8vo, New York: D. Appleton & Co. 90 cents.

The Middle Ages provide a framework with ill-defined contours, which allows for invention, and sparks the imagination. ... The illustrations, cards, characters and animals are of great quality and ...

Was the World’s Most Mysterious Manuscript from the Middle Ages A Hoax? Its indecipherable text and illustrations have stumped scholars throughout history. Here’s what we know about the Voynich ...

Doctors in the Middle Ages did not have access to the advanced knowledge that we do. So what did they know? Find out in this 3rd level BBC Bitesize article.

The Middle Ages have a very bad reputation. ... Photo shows An 1800s colour illustration of a man inspecting a woman's head, as another man looks on, surrounded by plaster heads.

‘Figures of the Fool: From the Middle Ages to the Romantics’ Review: History in a Funhouse Mirror. ... Illustration by Jacquemart de Hesdin for the psalter of the Duc de Berry.

The Middle Ages Were Cleaner Than We Think An era that valued spiritual and physical purity knew the importance of bathhouses, soap and even deodorant An illustration of a couple taking baths in ...