The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling ...

A rare medieval scroll dating back more than 500 years has been discovered in York. The scroll, known as an Arma Christi, features the prayer poem O Vernicle and had sat in an assuming box in the ...

A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches, ...

After God shuts them in, the flood begins, with rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is the first time the Bible will ...

Extremely rare medieval scroll discovered at York’s Bar Convent The best example of an Arma Christi ever discovered An unassuming box in the archives at York’s Bar Convent has yielded the ...

An Andalusi tent taken from the campsite of the Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nāsir was sent to Pope Innocent III after 1212 meaning that there was an Islamic tent in St Peter’s Basilica at some point ...

John the Baptist was one of Jesus ... Art Institute officials say the “fascinating part is that the tests in 2016 confirmed the tooth is actually from late antiquity rather than Medieval ...

Tents, especially Islamic tents were among the most prized gifts in diplomatic exchanges and the most sought-after spoils on ...

The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

The color red has a rich history, according to art history professors, marketers and designers. It's associated with love, ...