From cliff-carved chapels to highland fortresses, these UNESCO-recognized sites bring travelers face to face with 17 ...

How Bhakti poetry, Sufi courts, and manuscript cultures together shaped Hindi as a written language. A multilingual, material history of vernacular power—read more.

An hour’s drive north of Mumbai, India, in the middle of a swath of low green hills and small farmhouses, a large arch marks ...

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

There’s something magical about the holidays, and food plays a huge role in that magic. But holiday treats aren’t just about ...

Tuscany often claims the spotlight, but neighboring Umbria—with its mosaic of forests, olive groves, and ancient hill ...

It isn’t easy getting around the construction sites in the French Quarter these days, which the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc ...

Perhaps the most visited of all Yorkshire’s medieval religious houses because of its picturesque location and proximity to ...

Reflecting on her latest accomplishment, Bernice said she has "spent my life studying and shall continue so to do until I ...

These landmarks all deliver genuine awe in real life — no matter how many times you’ve seen them on social media ...

A Christian empire that inherited classical learning, Byzantium preserved pagan texts via schools, new script, scholia, and ...

Jones to continue her studies into her retirement. Now at the age of 92 she has just been awarded a Master of Philosophy degree in Medieval German from Swansea University.