The Linotype machine resembled a medieval torture device with its hulking metal form and the wisps of steam curling from the cauldron of molten lead in its core. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Every letter written,” said a medieval abbot, "is a wound inflicted on the devil.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the medieval theory of impetus produced no such transition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We had an opportunity to relive the medieval era and enjoy a nice dinner while being entertained by knights participating in hand-to-hand combat. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If medieval monks had only known of zero, our calendar would not be in such a muddle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

With the dragon’s broad horselike face and flattened body, it resembled the sort of zmeu that might adorn a medieval icon or tapestry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We have already mentioned that medieval Christians were fond of going on pilgrimage. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Because Jews did not believe in the divinity of Christ, they found themselves locked out of medieval society. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Tonight there's been some lecture in the dining hall on medieval Jewish history, and it's gotten out late. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Some music traditions, such as Indian and medieval European, use modes or ragas, which are not quite the same as scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As predicted, it swooped through the decimated doorway without knocking so much as a sliver of stone from the medieval walls. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

For instance, why did printing spread explosively in medieval Europe after Gutenberg printed his Bible in A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I encountered a repeat performance of unfamiliar fans cheering me on in front of the medieval, storybook-looking restaurant. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Behind those medieval walls lay the bodies of a million insects, and under its floors the cooling corpses of spiders and mice. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Half a millennium’s bad drainage from the medieval walls had transformed the foundations into a virtual bog. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Figure 6.12: The modern symbols for sharp, natural, and flat evolved from medieval notation indicating what type of B should be used. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He asked what a certain medieval commentator had remarked about that statement, and Danny answered. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Lighthouse was so well constructed, however, that it was among the last Wonders to vanish: Arab travelers describe at least part of the tower surviving well into the medieval period. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“At markets and fairs. At children’s birthday parties. Did you ever go to one of those fairs where people pretend they’re still living in medieval times?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some medieval depictions of comets resemble unidentified flying crucifixes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He danced under the tusks, hammering home a devastating uppercut with his medieval weapon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Baba points out ruins of medieval palaces and ancient forts in the hills, gutted and burned by fighting. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Slight adjustments are made in tuning and intervals to make them more pleasant to the ear; and the medieval ear had different preferences than our modern ears. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A circle wall of cobblestone sits like a medieval centerpiece. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

For the new scientists of the second half of the seventeenth century were in a quite different position from their classical, Arab and medieval predecessors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was a knight with a medieval respect for honour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of this may seem very arbitrary, but it's important to remember that medieval mode theory, just like our modern music theory, was not trying to invent a logical system of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Variations of this theory appear in medieval myths and folklore. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Exit here and head east on Fillmore . . .” I obsessed on the subject until the bangle on my wrist felt like an iron shackle from some medieval dungeon. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The walls of the room facing the theater were covered with a parade of young people in medieval costumes dancing, playing, and talking with one another in an idyllic country setting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

These five factors help explain the limited success of experimental science in a medieval context. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Samurai warriors, Apache warriors, African warriors, medieval warriors. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only three manuscripts of Theodoric’s short tract on the rainbow survive, and we know of only one medieval discussion of his discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“That's a good point. I thought you were going to say medieval times or something because you like all those fantasy games, but you're right—they would've arrested you for heresy or something.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Though Frenchy’s concepts of reducing were in some cases medieval, they were generally safer than those the jockeys dreamed up on their own, so Woolf probably benefited as a result. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s escaping through the sewers. The game has smell-a-vision. You ever smell a medieval sewer? Trust me, it is foul and disgusting.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Over time, observation became an adjunct to experiment, both producing reliable facts in place of the unreliable, unspecific ‘experience’ which underlay so much classical and medieval discussion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He remembered, from his reading, descriptions of besieged medieval castles, and armies of men with bows sending so many arrows that the sky seemed thick with them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

At first, many of us in the class were not too interested in the legends that occurred in medieval times. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

This had been the outline of an education since medieval times. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a scene that could easily have accommodated, in the distance at least, a medieval castle. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The explanation is partly that medieval European printers were able to combine six technological advances, most of which were unavailable to the maker of the Phaistos disk. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Different areas were ruled by different families, much like the kingdoms of medieval Europe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hovered by the door, inspecting the lock, Cray-Cray jingling his massive all-campus key ring that always hung from his belt like some kind of medieval weapon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Travis had a respectable collection of steamy medieval romance novels under his bed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Rabat in Morocco, our next stop, with its ancient and mysterious walls, its fashionable shops, and its medieval mosques, seemed a charming mixture of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks he might have a thing for guns, which in her world is as rare as saying he has a thing for medieval weapons of war. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

One of the old declarations of the medieval Aristotelian doctrine—as strong as the ban on the vacuum—was the statement that Earth was unique. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

His face was arresting, sensitive, medieval in some strange inexplicable way, and I was reminded of a portrait seen in a gallery I had forgotten where, of a certain Gentleman Unknown. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

However, European writings from Roman and medieval times clearly describe the arrival of bubonic plague and possibly smallpox from the east, so these germs could be of Chinese or East Asian origin. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If Ibn al-Haytham offered plenty of real experiments, medieval philosophy is also full of thought experiments designed to test the implications of theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Until waterwheels and windmills began to replace Eurasia’s mammals in medieval times, they were also the major source of its “industrial” power beyond human muscle power—for example, for turning grindstones and operating water lifts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Any large-scale human cooperation—whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe—is rooted in common myths that exist only in people’s collective imagination. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was thus nothing automatic about the widespread adoption of the clock which took place in medieval Europe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This is our medieval battlefield. I plan on dying with a rake or hoe in my grip.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“She claims it’s some medieval palm-reading guide, but I think it’s just something she bought from a traveling kabbalist back in the old country.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Brian explained how we could make a catapult, like the medieval ones we’d read about, by piling rocks on the mattress and rigging it with ropes looped over tree branches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The co-ordinator, in his private study, had that medieval curiosity, a fireplace. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Ironically, in the universities of medieval Europe every doctor came to accept that Galen was the embodiment of medical learning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Beyond the main boulevard, the city was a hodgepodge of medieval castle towers, Roman walls, limestone town houses with red-tiled roofs, and modern office buildings all crammed together. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Every night before going to sleep I dutifully fit my medieval headgear on. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Like medieval Italian city-states, Nudzahui principalities were rigidly stratified, with the king and a small group of kinspeople and noble advisers gobbling up much of the wealth and land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But despite its hints at the shift from modes to keys, Miserere mei is still framed within the medieval Phrygian mode, often noted for its air of melancholy. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But medieval Islam in the same region was technologically advanced and open to innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I ever tell you that I was almost an English teacher? I spent a year studying medieval literature.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It felt as if his body had been put into one of those medieval torture racks, stretching his bones and sinews. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The meaning of these stories may be basically the same as the meaning of a medieval bestiary. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, the dominant position acquired by Aristotelian natural philosophy within the medieval universities resulted in a double inhibition on experimentation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In his travels, Tisquantum stayed in places where Europeans used fish as fertilizer, a practice on the Continent since medieval times. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She, I thought, was very beautiful, in an unsettling, almost medieval way which would not be apparent to the casual observer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Early rock and roll was likened to medieval plagues by the clueless journalists and nervous educators of the time. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her success earned her an offer for a graduate fellowship, but she thought spending three years studying a single medieval poet sounded restricting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Aquinas Christianized Ad Herennium, partly misunderstood it—misreading “solitude” for “solicitude,” thus accidentally discovering a devotional aspect in it—and became the patron saint of medieval mnemotechnics. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

No medieval natural philosopher had a view of natural science as making progress, and no medieval natural philosopher was engaged in research, if we understand that to mean the gathering of relevant new information. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Just as the astrolabe embodies the medieval application of mathematics to the heavens, the sector embodies the new technical skills of the mathematician applying himself to the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Lurking underneath the veil of medieval philosophy, however, was a conflict. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The fate of the Greenland colony, medieval Europe’s most remote outpost, remains one of archaeology’s romantic mysteries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the Scientific Revolution, we have a much more reliable type of knowledge than ancient and medieval philosophers ever had, and we call it science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Other cures are harder to account for, but that’s beside the point: medieval people did not share our need to understand the world scientifically. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Dr. Isaacson did everything she could to save Mayinga, but she was as helpless before the agent as medieval doctors had been in the face of the black plague. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this case, the scales used are the same as the medieval church modes, but they do not have a reciting tone and are used much more like modern major and minor scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

By late medieval or Renaissance times, most of Eurasia had come under the rule of organized states. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

These advantages and head start enabled medieval China to lead the world in technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

After the lecture, I returned to my room, where I stared out my window at the stone gate with its medieval battlements. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It might have held a presence medieval; and, reaching to the desk for pencil and paper, I sketched in fancy with an absent mind a profile, pale and aquiline. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 6.7: Compare the differences and similarities between the two major scales, and the differences and similarities between the two medieval church modes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, in practice, ragas are even more different from each other than the medieval European modes were. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“The colossus lay like a medieval castle, built in the most inaccessible place, protected by precipices and rivers.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu was incoherent with rage and disbelief at what was happening to her—at being locked away like the family lunatic in a medieval household. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bubonic plague is a valid medieval fate; I do believe, though, that contracting the plague in this dreadful century would be only ludicrous. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I would go into the attempt of the late medieval commentary to reconcile the diverse explanations of the commentaries. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For example, medieval Islam, centrally located in Eurasia, acquired inventions from India and China and inherited ancient Greek learning. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sky tumbled overhead, unspooling into a reflection of fireworks on water and rising white buildings that appeared as distant and inaccessible as the medieval Neamt Citadel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Before the Russian Revolution, about 80 percent of the population were peasants who worked in the fields like their medieval ancestors. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“The oaken staff,” Lydia said in a grandiose, medieval voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

However, those next efforts did not appear until 2,500 years later in China and 3,100 years later in medieval Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The real Iron Maiden was a medieval torture instrument, a sort of boiler which was shaped like a woman on the outside—and lined with spikes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus in both Arabic and medieval culture experimentation had an uncertain status: it existed, but it was not admired or imitated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For medieval Christians, the existence of such a chain of humans provided a most powerful and original understanding of original sin. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In a famous story, a medieval cosmologist is asked what holds the earth up. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Believe it or not, this possibility didn't occur to medieval musicians for centuries. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As Adam Freedman points out in his book on legalese, “What distinguishes legal boilerplate is its combination of archaic terminology and frenzied verbosity, as though it were written by a medieval scribe on crack.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The streets are narrow, and the second stories of the medieval houses lean over us like ancient guardians. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the shovel handle with both hands, then closed my eyes and imagined merry-olde-England in medieval times. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lembede gave a lecture on the history of nations, a tour of the horizon from ancient Greece to medieval Europe to the age of colonization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some were medieval paintings in gilt frames hardly bigger than CD jewel cases; some were rough pencil sketches of Renaissance statues; some were larger-than-life oil paintings. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it is harder to understand why his medieval successors had not developed his theories in order to show how they might be put to work by artists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He runs across the sand at full tilt, then stops and stares up at the ramparts rearing above him as though imagining pennants and cannons and medieval archers ranged along the parapets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The two huge machines faced each other, with their tall metal booms stretched out at an angle, like two medieval horsemen with their long swords tipped forward. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

This was the first giant step our medieval ancestors took as the year iooo loomed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It is no wonder that in the search for wisdom medieval scholars didn’t look to their peers for ideas. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Some people feel that using such intervals in medieval music is not only more authentic, but sounds better too, since the music was composed for this tuning system. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The human, Butler, was strapping on a medieval suit of armor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In medieval times, men sought sanctuary in churches. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have one tower built, and Spencer checks the box to make sure they are building the second tower just like in the medieval castle in the picture. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Water-wheels were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans but were far from common; thanks to an early medieval proto-industrial Revolution, they quickly became widespread around the end of the first millennium CE. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Like two figures in the medieval Morality play. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At sixteen, Eleanor was already built like she ran a medieval pub. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“You mean you’re getting out on that balcony in front of fifty thousand crazy crackpots and try to talk sense to them—on a balcony like a medieval dictator?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Set in medieval Spain, Parsifal is ostensibly a parable about the Holy Grail, the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Just think of the rack, the medieval instrument of torture. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the security gate were neighborhoods of beautiful houses from every time period in history, Roman villas and medieval castles and Victorian mansions. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Experimentum was, as a consequence, the word generally used by medieval philosophers to describe artificially Constructed experiences. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Early medieval Jews, both in Spain and in Babylon, were wed firmly to Aristotle’s doctrines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Throughout his childhood in the medieval city of Speyer on the Rhine, his parents had struggled to make ends meet on his father's wages as a carpenter. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The lodge had turrets with round rooms and medieval doors, hand-carved from African olive wood, and the living room boasted an immense fireplace with a carved mantelpiece. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the austerity and tranquility of her medieval world, the penetrating gaze of this legendary Sybil of a holy nun would exorcise the horrors which materialize before our eves in the name of television. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How medieval. However, he seems to have some very modern powers. What has he done to the magnetic pole?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard even paints the glass panes in the drawing room so that they look like medieval stained glass. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Anicius Boethius was a powerful courtier who was among the finest medieval Western mathematicians, which makes him worth noting. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

At a time when medical knowledge and practice had changed little since medieval times, minie ball wounds were particularly life- threatening. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

As these medieval thinkers imported the philosophy and science of the ancients, they inherited the ancient prejudices: a fear of the infinite and a horror of the void. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Pythagorean tuning was widely used in medieval and Renaissance times. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The morning quiet was broken by the great ringing of bells from every church and steeple in Nuremberg, a medieval German city on the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The only shelter was provided by the suits of medieval armor punctuating the walls. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The proverb has come down to us from medieval times. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“A sibyl of a medieval nun. She has guided my life.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As mentioned above, Pythagorean tuning made sense in medieval times, when music was dominated by fifths. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This term is an old one going all the way back to when harmonies first began to be added to medieval chant. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

An Aristotelian could never argue like this: Aristotle himself did not believe the universe had a creator, and his medieval successors thought that purposiveness was part of the very fabric of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Here, people whisper, the Germans have renovated two kilometers of subterranean corridors under the medieval walls; they have built new defenses, new conduits, new escape routes, underground complexes of bewildering intricacy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The hubristic longings of a child seminarian were to carry Europe out of the cloister of medieval thought. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned a corner and saw two ancient stone towers jutting into the sky, side by side, much taller than anything else in the neighborhood—maybe medieval watchtowers? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sigils, as I recall from some dark comic book series, are symbols of medieval magic from back in the day when so few people were literate that literacy itself was seen as borderline magical. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

No one knows for sure if medieval plainchant singing had a pulse or beat of any kind, because there was no way of writing it down. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The expertise at distillation that medieval Islamic alchemists developed to produce alcohols and perfumes also let them distill petroleum into fractions, some of which proved to be even more powerful incendiaries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And were face to face with a semi-transparent guy in medieval garb with a fur-trimmed cap and a beard that looked like two raccoon tails sewn together under his nose and chin. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The Latin term for this, well known to medieval and Renaissance philosophers, is periculum facere, to make a test or trial of something. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the context of the village, the mound, visible everywhere, was as much a beacon as a medieval cathedral. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some have argued for continuity—that modern science derives from medieval science, or indeed from Aristotle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then, in a harsh, squawking voice—like that of a medieval phonograph, he grated, “Yes, Master!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But medieval Christians were quick to realize that this line of inquiry could only lead to unsavory theories. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

No surviving medieval plainchant reveals to us that a pulse was intended, and books of theory and instruction are ambiguous on the subject. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He sat motionless, without his hat and with his white scarf round his neck, looking more than ever like someone medieval who lived within a frame. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps from this mentality, as well as from uncritical literal copying, came the medieval habit of reporting reported observations and experiments as if they were original. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some of his operas even reinvented Germany’s medieval past. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Moving faster than Butler would have believed possible, the troll sprang across the lobby, brushing the medieval armor aside as though it were a shop mannequin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then he asked me to show how the late medieval commentary had attempted to reconcile these difficulties, and I went over that, too. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The transmutation of the elements was pursued in medieval laboratories in a quest called alchemy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To their right, snaking along the top of a hill, was a long brick wall with notches at the top for archers—maybe a medieval defensive line, maybe Ancient Roman. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This spelling is a holdover from medieval times. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the handbook Ad Herennium—which, attributed to Cicero, had a central role in medieval and Renaissance rhetoric— warns, “That is faulty which is said against the convictions of the judge or of the audience.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s even proposed that the grotesques in medieval art may have been influenced by Ad Herennium s advice on the use of outlandish images to nail an idea in memory. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

This photo is from a modern book that faithfully reproduces medieval recipes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Impetus theory was used to handle some anomalies, not to bring about a revolution; indeed, medieval natural philosophers were incapable of imagining a revolution that would supplant Aristotle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But as he was taken up in the universities of medieval and Renaissance Europe his works became a textbook of acquired knowledge, not a project to provoke further enquiry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

To be sure, the medieval man might not have recognized it as such, since it had no functional significance. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Like many medieval pilgrims, Constance believes that her prayers will be heard if they are spoken in a sacred place — in this case, by a holy well. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

It did indeed turn into the trusty guitar in due course, but not before it had cross-fertilised with another medieval instrument, the citole, whose chief successor in England was unhelpfully called the cittern. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“The game he’s playing is all about medieval castles and dungeons!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The explosion of technology since the Industrial Revolution impresses us today, but the medieval explosion was equally impressive compared with that of the Bronze Age, which in turn dwarfed that of the Upper Paleolithic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He asked whether Danny agreed with this interpretation, and Danny said he did not, he agreed with another medieval commentator, who had given another interpretation. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The same may be said of much ancient and medieval sculpture. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the modal music category, medieval chant and the classical music of India are easiest to find. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In contrast, the potential mass market for printing in medieval Europe induced numerous investors to lend money to Gutenberg. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But that it also concerns itself with unfair treatment of England’s medieval Jewish population would have ruled it out for the arch anti-Semite Wagner. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Let’s just say, I’d rather spend the remainder of my life in a medieval torture chamber rotating from Head Crusher to Knee Splitter to The Rack than see that look on Dad’s face again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In 1919, Rutherford had become the first scientist to achieve the medieval fantasy of chemical transmutation: by bombarding nitrogen with radioactivity, he had converted it into oxygen. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He laid heavy emphasis on the early and late medieval Talmudic commentators, and we were always expected to come to class knowing the Talmud text and these commentators in advance. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It made perfect sense to the medieval mind. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Yet, like the medieval scholars before him, Descartes believed that nothing truly moved in a straight line, for that would leave a vacuum behind it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It’s almost medieval in how it deals with perspective. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

The collection includes medieval books, rare works of Jewish ritual law and mysticism, prayer books and biblical commentaries amassed by three generations of the Russian-Jewish Guenzburg family. Ancient Hebrew manuscripts to go online in Israel-Russia deal 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

So is “Robin Hood” one big medieval tea party? | 'Robin Hood': Crowe and Blanchett in Ridley Scott?s Nottingham 2010-05-13T19:58:00Z

Ypres, a tiny city surrounded by medieval walls, was basically all that stood between the Germans and reaching Dunkirk by sea. The 52 Places Traveler: A Pilgrimage to Ypres 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

LA RIBERA, a neighborhood in downtown Barcelona, is best known as the city’s medieval quarter. Foraging: Barcelona Barrio: Medieval to Trendy 2011-06-24T18:55:10Z

There’s no doubt that the city’s unique fusion of modern technology and architecture, that’s grounded in a medieval heritage, and blended by all the periods in between, factors into its allure. Celebrity CruisesVoice: The Best Way To Spend 8 Hours In Barcelona 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

The grounds of the fully restored Anglo-Norman era tower house were transformed into a medieval battlefield as hundreds of enthusiastic visitors, many from around the world, re-enacted full contact combat and games from centuries ago. Knight fever! Irish village transformed into medieval battlefield 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

While the look of it is medieval, the vibe seems more current, but it's not so anachronistic as to be self-referential and subversive along the lines of a "Shrek," for example. Review: A lively, detailed `Giant Slayer' 2013-02-27T14:48:09Z

Western classical and medieval Christian art seem bent on arresting time, freezing it at a perceived moment of physical perfection or spiritual resolution. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Modern Standard Arabic is very similar to Classical Arabic, the centuries-old lingua franca of the medieval Islamic world. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Capped shoulders, tunics, and some high necklines vaguely suggested a medieval influence. On the Runway: Chanel: Hot Rocks 2011-03-08T12:16:54Z

Welsh police are currently searching for people who illegally dug up the grounds of a medieval castle. The New Detectorists 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

But then the Byzantine Empire came into the conversation, a topic of particular interest to Ms. Begleiter, and she and Mr. Godow began, in his words, “nerding out” over medieval history. Twin ‘Love Lamps’ Kept Them Close Even When They Weren’t 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

If you want to know why Europeans belong in a single community, visit any one of Britain's great medieval cathedrals. Europe has been building a secret community of culture 2010-11-23T20:00:00Z

Here is an unlicensed architect designing a cathedral composed of every medieval ornament known to man as a symbolic representation of his mother. Alternative Guide to the Universe – review 2013-06-15T23:05:34Z

First, Scheherazade holds a mirror up to Sultan Shahryar, giving him one example after another of princely conduct — and misconduct — according to the medieval genre of handbooks for rulers. A Scheherazade for Our Times 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

Gioia sees the current problem replaying the struggles of medieval guilds. Can unions save the creative class? 2013-03-18T16:25:00Z

In medieval England, some taxes were paid in eels, involving the delivery of millions of animals. Eels have fascinated us for ages. Here's why we need to stop eating them 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z

The medieval Dalt Vila is a collection of winding streets encased in 16th-century walls that were built at the orders of Philip II of Spain to protect the town from Berber attack. On Ibiza’s Quiet Side, Seafood Shacks and Deserted Coves 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

They settled into studios on medieval streets overlooking tiled fountains and palm trees and within earshot of mosques’ call to prayer. Antiques: Orientalist Paintings and Art Deco Antiques 2013-06-06T21:18:00Z

The works are diverse in nature and range from medieval pieces to contemporary works of art. Barbra Streisand donating John Singer Sargent painting to LACMA 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

Wearing Gray, Breathing Hard and Repeating Themselves Performed by two people wearing combinations of leotards and medieval attire, “Sacre,” by the French choreographer David Wampach, is fairly silly, slightly boring and very peculiar. Dance Review: David Wampach’s ‘Sacre,’ at the Invisible Dog Art Center 2013-01-11T23:38:14Z

There are medieval Moorish castles, Neolithic cave paintings in red hues, deep gorges with cascading rivers, wild orchids and ancient oak trees. In Southern Spain, a Pilgrimage (and a Party Too) 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

His 2007 book “The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers,” for instance, chronicles an unnamed narrator’s search for an eighteenth-century book of scandals, written by an Indian version of the “Wandering Jew” of medieval Christian mythology. A Graphic Novelist Captures the Paradoxes of Living in the “New India” 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z

After the 1484 epidemic of bubonic plague, Leonardo designed a multilayered city that would not spread disease as efficiently as medieval Italian cities did. MOHAI exhibit lets you test some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

At a medieval monastery in northern France, he edited out a sofa leg that would have marred a boudoir’s sightlines. Antiques: Giving a Craftsman His Due 2012-09-27T21:56:26Z

It tells the story of a powerful medieval landowner, the Protector, and his young wife, Agnès. Critic’s Notebook: George Benjamin’s ‘Written on Skin’ Caps Tanglewood Festival 2013-08-13T21:39:43Z

Just above the north wall is the mausoleum of Saladin, the celebrated medieval leader of the Islamic forces against Richard the Lion-Hearted and the Crusaders. 36 Hours in Damascus 2010-12-03T15:37:00Z

That program, “Visualizing Music,” also included a piece for percussion and video art and an improvised performance that blended passages of medieval music with electronics, live computer-drawn visuals and tap dancing. Review: Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition,’ With Video Tableaus 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

As a visitor, you might wake up and hike across brambly hillsides to a medieval ghost town, and by sundown be drinking infused cocktails while dancing to techno music. Next Stop: A Croatian Island’s Day in the Sun 2013-07-05T17:32:31Z

A thousand-page epic centered on the building of a cathedral in medieval England, the book was a commercial and artistic gamble that paid off for Follett in a number of ways. Review | Ken Follett’s latest epic is a cautionary tale of global catastrophe 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

For those of a more mystically medieval Christmas mind-set, the Hilliard Ensemble's "Transeamus" brings refined, mysterious awe to obscure 15th century British carols and motets. Holiday music gifts: Leave the best for last-minute 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

A medieval recipe even suggests sprinkling sugar on oysters. Why sugar is bad for you 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

Adam is an ideal portrayal of a medieval peasant. Digging with dignity: Adam delving, Canterbury Cathedral's wondrous window 2012-08-14T10:16:22Z

Veal Rossini garnished with earthy black truffles looks straight out of a medieval banquet. Review | At Fiola, less could be even more 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Leading the parade is the festival queen — the “Muenchner Kindl,” a young woman on horseback, wearing the robe of a medieval monk. Rick Steves: How to become a Bavarian at Oktoberfest 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

Visitors can see a wide range of sets, from oriental gardens to a medieval town – used each year for Halloween horror nights. 10 of the best film studio tours around the world 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

The atmosphere may be medieval, but, Ms. Hudson said, “we apply 21st-century principles.” Spare Times for Children for Sept. 28-Oct. 4 2012-09-27T21:40:11Z

The medieval sculptures from Strasbourg Cathedral, shown by Sam Fogg, do not engage in any dialogue with the Andy Warhol drawings exhibited by Daniel Blau, or at least none I could hear. Frieze Masters: a window to a secret world 2012-10-10T16:34:12Z

The rodents are a rat-eat-rat horde - like the medieval men at arms in the original version whose loyalties shift with every development. Rats and recycling: Wacky Wagner at Bayreuth 2011-08-03T22:16:04Z

I wanted to ask, what are the medieval rules of evidence, in courts of law? Jill Lepore’s New Podcast Is a Murder Mystery: Who Killed Truth? 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

For novices, it’s a fantasy world not far removed from Lord of the Rings or Dungeons and Dragons: a realm of elves, dwarves, mythical creatures and medieval weaponry. When it comes to interracial romances, the movies need to catch up 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

The boxed lunches are $25 in advance or $30 the day of, and partakers are encouraged to dine at communal tables in the style of a medieval French feast. Spare Times for July 12-18 2013-07-11T22:30:29Z

Studio Formafantasma combined pictorial references to the current political row over illegal immigration in Italy and the historic influence of Arab artisans on medieval Sicilian ceramics in their collection of Moulding Tradition vessels. DESIGN: A Revival of Rural Craft, With a Modern Twist 2010-07-25T18:00:00Z

Bath later prospered as a wool town, building its grand abbey about 500 years ago — the last great medieval church built in England. Bath’s easy urban delights 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

As I walked through its medieval and Baroque core, sleek trams whooshed past church facades, and gaggles of students filled the bars of Place Ste.-Claire. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z

The approximate borders of Iraq and Syria according to the medieval sources overlap significantly with the modern ones. Iraq and Syria’s Poetic Borders 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

The top shows the pope flanked by Hercules and Venus — a statement of intellectual independence from medieval Church control. Academic adventures: Visiting Europe’s top university sights 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

For example, in medieval Spain, the Troubadour poets borrowed their lyrical beauty from Arabic. Arts, culture are missing in the teaching of Islam 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

In one scene, when her pale face peeks through a black cowl, she could be a figure from Ingmar Bergman’s medieval morality play The Seventh Seal: Death’s kid sister. David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Thanks Very Much, But You Really Didn't Have To 2011-12-20T15:00:53Z

He also occupies a post called the Norfolk Herald Extraordinary and can be seen processing in medieval finery on royal occasions. Queen Olivia Colman, an epic budget and a cast of thousands: a year behind the scenes on The Crown 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

It is the English countryside as both natives and tourists imagine it to be: green rolling hills, idyllic golden-stone villages and quaint medieval churches. The idyllic Cotswolds are overrun with tourists. Try East Kent instead. 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

In medieval times she became a Roman Catholic cult figure and was typically depicted naked or partly so and with long hair, signifying her early career of unbridled sensuality. Artworks That Shine in New York Museums 2013-01-04T00:50:22Z

Each piece was precisely executed, a sleek suit patterned to evoke animal fur and with a real fur hood; sweaters suggesting Mr. McQueen’s favorite medieval period; or tailored coats with wild bleached-out spots. 2010-01-20T05:21:00Z

The poet and playwright Tony Harrison will write a new version of the medieval mystery plays to be performed in August. Shakespeare's Globe puts King James Bible centre stage for anniversary 2011-02-10T20:12:41Z

This year’s Bruges Contemporary Art and Architectural Triennial asked artists to consider what would happen if the more than five million annual visitors to the medieval city in Belgium decided to stay for good. What Would Happen If Five Million People Moved to Bruges? Artists and Architects Respond 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

It is, metaphorically, something to do with the names of the pubs themselves, those persistent reminders of a medieval past of squalor and superstition, breaking the contemporary sheen. The World's End – review 2013-07-18T14:30:00Z

In the dark, medieval days before the Internet, teenagers were forced to scribble their stagiest experiments in self-hood in journals and notebooks, or to express themselves through their clothes. Cultural Studies: Crafting Fictional Personas With the Language of Facebook 2010-08-13T20:15:00Z

A sleek modern decor illuminates fine stone work and medieval beams, there’s a games room, a grand piano and, beneath the great carved fireplace, a breakfast table. French châteaux: 10 princely stays at affordable prices 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z

Finally he sets off for distant realms, curious cities that are as mysterious to us in the west as Cathay was to medieval scholars. Travel books for your Christmas wish list 2010-12-18T00:08:01Z

But as young women walked by, looking like medieval princesses released from their tower, there was a sweet freedom to their white broderie anglaise dresses with puffy sleeves and portrait necklines. Hermès: Gentle End to Hectic Week 2014-03-05T18:19:30Z

The inn was ramshackle by 1836 and was demolished, even though it was a tourist attraction for its royal connections, and celebrated and sketched by antiquarians for its picturesque medieval timber work. King Richard III's medieval inn recreated by archaeologists 2012-12-18T06:40:21Z

With a few notable exceptions, the ancients and medieval Europeans saw dreams as divine messages; spaces in which you might learn about the destiny assigned to you. In the space of dreams: Wendy Ortiz's 'Bruja' is vivid and dark 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Elevator cabs clad in backlit slabs of rose and green onyx suggest medieval reliquaries. Shape-Shifting Art Tower Completes Prada’s City Within a City 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

Since retiring, the groom’s mother received a master’s degree in medieval studies from Columbia. Alexandra Kass, Jeffrey Schatz 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

During the medieval and early modern periods, monarchs would even unload the contents of their gaols into their armed forces. 'How do wookiees breed?': the big Star Wars questions answered 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

This historical fantasy follows the journey of a hunchback and a pilgrim through medieval France and Italy to collect mystical treasures. The 15 best tween and teen books of 2018 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

What would you suggest for a glimpse of Scotland’s medieval past? Exploring Scotland’s Past and Present 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Fascinated with the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque works among which he grew up, young Michel switched from pharmacy to dealing in antiques. An Auction Brings to Light a French Collector With an Eye for Ignored Beauty 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z

Early in the book, we revisit the era of medieval farmers, who, Burkeman says, didn’t even think of or experience time as “an abstract entity — as a thing.” Life Is Short. What Are You Going to Do About That? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

She also felt increasingly drawn to Catholic churches, where she was deeply moved by the cadences of medieval hymns as she stumblingly learned to pray the rosary. Was Dorothy Day a Saint or a Subversive? 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

She greets us, rather forebodingly, with a genealogical tree, as if the extended Stoppard family were a medieval royal house. It’s Tom Stoppard’s World and We Don’t Live in It 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

The legends were elaborated by medieval writers as tales of chivalry, yet may refer to a British warrior king who fought invaders after the fall of the Roman Empire. Fateful journey: The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse 2012-07-30T10:47:44Z

“It’s sort of medieval in television,” he explained. The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

Inside, the cathedral is brooding and somber, more Dark Ages than medieval. A Perfume Devotee in the Land of French Fragrance 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

Traffic is diverted through tunnels whose stone ramparts look medieval, while back at street level, stone footbridges and balconies create a European Renaissance aura. Three Cities on the Mexican Independence Trail 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z

Ernst, a German artist, is invoking a tradition that originated in late medieval Germany. Max Ernst's Piet? opens our minds to the psychology of religious art 2011-01-25T17:15:22Z

Here’s something a little different: Town Hall Seattle brings in Spanish musician Carlos Nuñez—described as “Galacia’s greatest traditional piper”—who performs the Celtic music that flourished in medieval Spain. Your week in Seattle music: Heart, Blake Shelton and more 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

In the first and longer part, they wear pale gray balaclavas and gray leotards; the balaclavas give the suggestion of medieval wimples, but their legs and arms are bare. Dance Review: David Wampach’s ‘Sacre,’ at the Invisible Dog Art Center 2013-01-11T23:38:14Z

It helps, of course, that there's so much nostalgia out there for the show, a whimsical coming-of-age story set in medieval times that opened in 1972 and ran for five years. 'Pippin' is back, and surrounded by Broadway buzz 2012-12-21T19:17:12Z

As the sixth largest lake in Italy, it’s scattered with fishing villages, quaint towns and medieval churches. Love bubbly? Visit this sparkling wine region instead of Champagne 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Simon majored in medieval studies at Yale University, then did further studies at Oxford University. 'Horrid Henry' author drawn to impish behavior 2011-08-27T05:20:29Z

You’ll find an equivalent of this pose in a 12th-century French carving of the Virgin and Child, sometimes referred to as the “Morgan Madonna,” in the Met’s medieval galleries. ‘Warriors and Mothers: Epic Mbembe Art’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

In a composer’s note, he describes his musical language as combining two disparate styles: American minimalism and the courtly, melismatic singing of medieval troubadours. Risk-Taking New Opera Tells a Tragic 1950s Gay Love Story 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z

The medieval village of Avebury is ringed by the largest stone circle in the world, believed to be more than 2,000 years older than neighboring and popular Stonehenge. 'Storm Area 51' too much for you? Try these other alien hotspots around the world 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

One popular element of medieval feasts was a roasted peacock or swan, presented in full plumage and spouting flames from its beak. The Biggest Feasts Ever 2010-06-29T21:20:00Z

An Alemannic invasion took the town down in flames, and a thousand years later, the walled medieval city of Rottenburg rose in the same spot. In Southwest Germany, Charming Day Trips From a Charming Town 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

It expressed an almost medieval inspiration of damsels in sweet dress. Special Report: Fendi Takes the Long View 2010-09-23T18:09:00Z

A university town that’s home to artists of all stripes, it’s a stew of spontaneous cultural efforts, from scenes like the one at ACU to more traditional efforts that draw from the city’s medieval past. Next Stop: A Dutch Town That Nurtures Its Quirks 2010-02-19T16:28:00Z

Here you can find Japanese scrolls, medieval French books of hours, Chinese porcelain, Roman mosaics, Scandinavian ceramics, Italian glassware and a surprising quantity of humble-looking folk art and Americana. Art Review: Winter Antiques Show at Park Avenue Armory 2013-01-24T22:30:22Z

Taking inspiration from Pound’s “Cantos,” Delany poses the essays as “periploi”: contemporary versions of classical and medieval descriptions of coastlines, used as aids to early navigators. In Praise of Samuel R. Delany 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Inside the cool cloister, through its medieval stone halls and up the shallow Romanesque stairs, is van Gogh’s preserved former room at the asylum. Touring Europe in the Footsteps of van Gogh 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

For the Getty Museum’s acclaimed exhibition “Departures,” Lyons invited 11 artists to make work in response to anything they selected from the permanent collection of ancient, medieval, Renaissance, old master and early modern European art. John M. Miller, artist behind painstakingly painted geometric abstractions, dies at 77 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

Much as she hates to spoil such a delightfully vivid picture of a volatile medieval dinner, Miss Manners is obliged to tell you that there were no place settings in that period. Perspective | Miss Manners: How did place settings look in medieval times? 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

We wandered the ruins of Pietrapelosa castle; the streets of Hum, the self-proclaimed smallest town in the world; and Dvigrad, Istria’s largest complex of medieval ruins, which were destroyed by multiple sieges and the plague. On Croatia’s Istria peninsula, a variety of historic influences meld into a beautiful present 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

His hair has been cut into the same shape, close-cropped and featuring the tiny bangs of a medieval squire, for more than a decade. The Mark Zuckerberg Aesthetic 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

“Game of Thrones” tells the story of warring factions in a dragon and zombie filled medieval fantasy world, where winter lasts for years. The long winter: 'Game of Thrones' fans in four-day viewing marathon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

And why, if Drayton is Krstic, did he pledge money to a museum that celebrates Muslim-ruled medieval Spain, a golden age that embraced Islam, Judaism and Christianity in the name of art and knowledge? Ausma Zehanat Khan’s crime novel ‘The Unquiet Dead’ delves into sensitive terrain 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

It’s certainly not practicality that inspired a European business magnate to commission a primitive stone chapel and a medieval walled garden for his hillside Vermont vacation home. In the Garden: Thea Alvin on Life With Pebbles and Bam Bam 2013-07-17T23:02:03Z

This enumerative style parodies medieval historiography, which often took the form of chronicles with dated entries — a subjective list that declares itself objective. Bad Bishops, Bloodletting and a Plague of Caterpillars 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

William of Newburgh, a medieval English historian, recorded one account of a town devastated by such a monster, who was accused of filling “every house with disease and death by its pestiferous breath.” Why the Vampire Myth Won’t Die 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z

The daily staples of medieval Jerusalem were bread and lentils. A Feast for “Jerusalem” at the Met 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

“When they grew really desperate,” Mr. Bischof said “they ripped up the medieval cobblestones from the streets and took the church relics and grabbed the old books from libraries.” Stasi Art Seizure Leads to Court Case Involving New Yorkers 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

Tindemans, herself a beloved, early-music resource internationally, is a Grammy nominee, Cornish instructor, medieval arts scholar, and expert with such vintage stringed instruments as the baroque viola and viola da gamba. Medieval Women's Choir sings of spring 2011-05-19T19:59:09Z

The ensemble also conveys the texts — in medieval Latin, 13th-century French and sometimes both — with clarity. Breathing life into 700-year-old music 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

Until recording technology arrived, hard evidence was limited to images of open mouths on walls and pots, and medieval singing manuals. Voice-overs 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

In medieval times, Cairo was home to one of the most important Jewish communities in the world. From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Brox writes beautifully about the silence woven through daily tasks and between prayers in the medieval monastery, its varying qualities and duration, sometimes “as brief as a handful of heartbeats.” The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Mortimer tells an intriguing story about how cricket developed from a medieval village game to a huge global business. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z

Essentially, Veblen condemned the classical and medieval activities of learning and leisure with the vitriol once reserved for sloth. "Doing nothing" is all the rage — is it a form of resistance or just an indulgence for the lucky few 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z

The title comes from a Provençal word meaning far away; the text is a poem attributed to the medieval troubadour Jaufré Rudel, one of the three characters in the story. Review: A Composer’s Mystical Music Gets the Space It Demands 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Fans seemed relieved at the exit of Benioff and Weiss, given widespread disappointment at the conclusion earlier this year of their medieval fantasy TV series “Game of Thrones.” New 'Star Wars' movie era in disarray after 'Game of Thrones' creators exit 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

Birk prepared for this project — a full-size Koran, transcribed entirely by hand according to the exacting medieval tradition, but in English instead of Arabic — by carefully studying the rules of the art form. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

She was like a medieval peasant confounded by books and easily impressed by stained glass.” Book Review: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ May Be the Novel of the Summer 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

The composer describes the piece, which nods to medieval experiments with alchemy, as going through metastatic processes that alter the properties of its materials. Review: Jay Campbell, the Cellist, Displays Strengths at Weill Recital Hall 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

These stories are not those about keeping up appearances in order to market York's medieval past. Not in York's guidebooks - yet. Take a walk through radical York 2013-01-16T07:01:00Z

At the Met’s Fifth Avenue building, the European medieval art is mostly installed in one large hall. Making Museums Moral Again 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Making their relationship explicit, and giving them a scene together, fleshed out two characters I found fairly forgettable in the book, but focusing it on sex and manscaping threatened to typecast them as medieval queens. Game of Thrones Watch: Talk to the Hand 2011-05-23T16:45:00Z

Their treasures had been plundered over the centuries, given by the medieval Tarquinians as tax to the Vatican. Tarquinia: Visit the Painted Tombs of Etruscan Places 2011-01-20T09:30:00Z

The head entered the celebrated Carrand collection of medieval and Renaissance art — now in the Bargello Museum Florence — before it was acquired by Martin Le Roy and put back on the infant’s body in 1883. Auctions: Glamorous History Drives Divine Surprise 2011-11-18T12:30:13Z

Although road signs and milk cartons still use fonts suited for medieval manuscripts, “Onward” otherwise unfolds in a mostly modern, unmagical time. ‘Onward’ Review: An Expected Journey 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

Last year, more than 70,000 photo enthusiasts, collectors and professionals descended on the medieval city to view an eclectic mix of exhibitions and multimedia shows. Photography festivals 2012-06-28T11:08:37Z

But experts stand by carbon-dating of scraps of the cloth that determine the linen was made in the 13th or 14th century in a kind of medieval forgery. Public to get latest peek at Shroud 2010-04-09T18:26:00Z

In his major book The Economy of Renaissance Florence, the historian Richard A Goldthwaite explores the nature of medieval Italy's trade with the east. Bridging the gap: the east-west divide in art 2011-04-05T16:30:31Z

These castles were masterpieces of medieval engineering, built with state-of-the-art castle technology, with sea access to restock from England. Wales: Packed with castles and charm 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Historical time is collapsed: Panel C, for instance, includes photographs of a zeppelin, diagrams of planetary orbits and medieval renderings of Martians. This Atlas of Art and Memory Is a Wonder of the Modern World 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Denk played troubadour songs and excerpts from sacred works by several medieval composers, in his own arrangements. Review: Jeremy Denk and His Piano Take a 600-Year Tour 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

And there are few examples of medieval sculpture more powerful than the five limestone capitals sculpted in the late 12th century for the Crusader-built Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, some 60 miles from Jerusalem. Jerusalem as a Place of Desire and Death, at the Metropolitan Museum 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

It makes me want to learn more about medieval Polish culture. Video Game Review: Crusader Kings II by Paradox Interactive 2012-03-30T22:47:44Z

Most visitors first encounter this charm via St. Michael’s Gate, which is topped by the last surviving tower of the medieval city walls. Bratislava: Slovakia’s capital makes a remarkable comeback 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

Given the preponderance of other medieval period pieces out there, it just seems very familiar. The Bastard Executioner: latest medieval drama won't slay you 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

A grown man having to ask his father this: it’s so medieval, it makes me want to cry. Sophie Heawood: Jude Law and the accidental babies 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z

All that mattered to his employers was his packet of sublime medieval illuminations, delivered on time. The Comic Strip’s Heyday in ‘Cartoon County’ 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

DiCamillo’s novel, about a young girl hunted by a medieval king because of a prophecy that she will unseat him, eloquently champions the power to love and be loved. The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2021 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

Take in sweeping views of the surrounding vineyards and medieval villages from the heated infinity pool. These Are the World's Most Romantic Hotels 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

It was a marvel — a medieval skyscraper, built upon a rock crowned by a gilded statue of Saint Michael. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

‘Vampire Legend’ On Tuesday night, the PBS series “Secrets of the Dead,” which is always a little ghoulish, gets more so with an episode that examines what it calls “deviant burials” in medieval England. 10 Unconventional Halloween Diversions 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Much in the way critics were puzzled by Timony’s turn into the medieval, they struggled to describe Quix*O*Tic’s sound, lazily falling back on “goth” as a shorthand. Mary Timony’s ‘Mountains’ confused lots of listeners 20 years ago. It always made perfect sense to her. 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

Ancient history is more frequent than medieval history. How to Win Jeopardy 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

These include Roman horseshoes, a medieval reservoir under Oxford Street, ice skates made of bones, Venetian glass, chamber pots, pickled onions and human bones—lots and lots of bones. More than just getting from A to B 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The old, medieval St Paul’s Cathedral was completely destroyed by the fire, and then rebuilt in its present form following the designs of architect Christopher Wren. Wooden sculpture of London goes up in flames to mark Great Fire anniversary 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

He reads widely: Pliny’s letters and a glossary of medieval Latin, a biography of the Brontë sisters, the essays of Léon Bloy and Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” Review | A fascinating look inside the journal of a controversial German war hero 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

But even as he strove to evoke medieval grandeur, he embraced Industrial Age technology. A tale of two delightful castles, in Germany and Austria 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

The collection includes everything from medieval textiles to religious portraits to rosaries, but their brief is anything but conventional. T Magazine: Grand Teuton 2012-11-12T16:00:53Z

I speak of course of “Game of Thrones,” the wildly popular HBO series set in a mythical land resembling medieval England, except with dragons. Motherlode Blog: Five Key Parenting Lessons from ‘Game of Thrones’ 2013-06-09T22:00:43Z

It is a shrine to 12 centuries of French building styles, including a glass-roofed main gallery housing 350 plaster-cast reproductions of medieval, Gothic and Renaissance church architecture: cathedral facades, gargoyles, pillars, statues, crypts. | How to Visit Some of Paris’s Finest Museums but Skip the Crowds 2014-02-01T00:15:00Z

To eat there is to imagine a world where the spice trade never really developed, a chef-driven culture built on the flavors of medieval Europe. A Minneapolis Restaurant That Goes Medieval 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Inspired by a recent interest in medieval history, Bowie writes a thrashing rock song of priestly conspiracies, angry mobs, and a heathen “not quite dead… body left to rot in a hollow tree.” David Bowie Challenges Listeners on The Next Day 2013-03-11T15:50:39Z

Photograph: Michael Falter Raphael Loewe, who has died aged 92, was an extraordinary teacher and scholar whose great love was the poetry and philosophy of the Jews of medieval Spain. Raphael Loewe obituary 2011-08-04T18:00:49Z

And when characters are simply reacting to cruel fate, it's not an engaging drama, it's a medieval morality play. Desperate Housewives: getting desperate 2011-08-08T10:24:45Z

It specializes in Renaissance art and iconography; the history of science, magic and religion; medieval and Renaissance literature; and the preservation of classical tradition from 1200 to 1700. Warburg Institute Threatened by Funding Woes 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Thus, the series unfolded, with each book containing waves of medieval Christian symbols, including many used by artists to point to Jesus — such as white stags, unicorns, hippogriffs, a phoenix and a red lion. Religion: Final gasp of the 'Harry Potter' wars? 2011-07-18T16:00:06Z

Norton “not only edited Donne but also published serious research on Dante, medieval architecture, art history, and classical archaeology,” Turner notes. ‘Philology’ by James Turner explains what happened to a discipline that flourished

The curiosities and artefacts represent an extensive survey of death across diverse cultures, from a medieval skeleton puppet to a carved wooden skull from Japan. Death, Light From The Middle East and Liliane Lijn: the weeks art shows in pictures 2012-12-20T12:00:00Z

It is also often described as the most gargantuan symphony ever written, a musical evocation of the medieval cathedral. Top of the Proms 2011 2011-07-07T20:30:02Z

Filmed largely on location in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, it was a suspenseful, often gruesome, cinematic study of evil at work in the modern world — evil conceived in almost medieval terms. William Friedkin, Director of ‘French Connection’ and ‘Exorcist,’ Dies at 87 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z

It’s Kissinger’s embrace of “whatever means” and his facile dismissal of the “medieval notion” of universal morality that give critics ammunition. How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

In his book The Stones of Venice, Ruskin – equally at home with art and architecture – celebrates the buildings of medieval Venice. Did the aesthetic rebels get Ruskin wrong? 2011-03-29T16:14:06Z

Croatia may be most famous for its picturesque Dalmatian Coast dotted with medieval cities like Dubrovnik. In Varazdin, a Thriving Arts Scene Emerges 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Yet Calvino's writing was already marked by a fabulous gothic undertow, with allusions to medieval artists such as Hieronymus Bosch and Albrecht Atldorfer. Italo Calvino: Letters, 1941-1985 – review 2013-05-29T13:42:12Z

Its seven picture-book insertions distinguish it from other books of hours and amount to a remarkable cache of well-preserved medieval painting. Close Reading: The Belles Heures on Display at the Met 2010-03-31T23:05:00Z

Later, when I was wandering through Verona’s medieval cobblestoned streets of the city, it struck me how fitting that story is to this city, where tradition and creativity intersect. Feasting in Verona, Italy’s city of Romeo and ravioli 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

He was “a chronic prevaricator whose lies were so gaudy and wrapped around they might have been a medieval tapestry of what almost or never happened.” Books of The Times: Southern Writer With a Soft Spot for Wild Men Metes Out High-Octane Bonbons 2010-12-28T20:32:04Z

Early indexes often contained a paragraph of explanation for the medieval reader unfamiliar with how they worked, suggesting that their use was anything but intuitive. A Smart, Playful Book About the Underappreciated Index 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

When you look at the original 'Paradise Lost' film, you see three kids who can't defend themselves, being persecuted in a medieval way -- witchcraft, satanic worship. Bullied as a kid, Peter Jackson fights back on film 2012-01-22T00:25:35Z

It shows how an artist usually associated with the medieval was using a naturalist style at least 50 years before Vasari. Painter of our greatest fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

The medieval torture equipment from around Europe would have been used to force suspects and lawbreakers to confess to crimes, alongside stocks and cages used for public disgrace. 20 of the world’s creepiest museums 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

The medieval headdress no longer had the wild, joyous madness that it had when Isabella Blow, his friend and mentor, wore one for a 1990s photo shoot. Special Report: McQueen's Mesmerizing Finale 2010-03-09T18:27:00Z

It doesn’t even acknowledge the existence of a “medieval warm period” around 1000 A.D. that was hotter than today is. 7 ways to shut down a climate change denier 2013-12-18T13:00:00Z

Among other nuggets: Roberto Begnini is considering signing up; the project’s working title is “Bop Decameron;” it will be a modern take on bawdy medieval tales; and yes, Mr. Allen will be in it. ArtsBeat: Woody Allen Headlines Cannes Guest List 2011-05-11T12:14:54Z

"I don't care as long as it's entertaining," my boss used to tell me, polishing the implements in his medieval torture exhibition, many of them rusted farming tools from the 1940s. Walking tours are the real fringe theatre 2010-12-20T11:38:27Z

In the medieval Old Town overlooking Princess Street Gardens and within a three-minute walk of the airport bus depot and Waverly train station. Hotel Review: Motel One Edinburgh-Royal 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

One of Game of Thrones' biggest achievements is making its medieval fantasy world seem immersive and real. Westeros Gets Real With 'Game of Thrones' Touring Exhibition 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

An old medieval poem says it: “Where true love is found, God himself is there.” 'The Power of Love': address by U.S. bishop at Harry and Meghan's... 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z

This year, the Rijksmuseum will lend “Small Wonders,” a collection of small medieval prayer pieces, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, to be exhibited at the Cloisters. European Museums Are Shifting to American Way of Giving 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

It’ll be another year at least until the next season of “Game of Thrones,” a wait that will leave some viewers with an unaddressed hankering for skullduggery, intrigues and gore, medieval style. Craving more “Game of Thrones”? Read this book now 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Her academic specialty is medieval culture and several episodes skew that way. 10 Binge-Worthy Art Podcasts in the Age of Coronavirus 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

Yelchin’s art, evocative of kookily surreal medieval woodcuts, is perfectly suited to the task. Kids’ Fantasy Novels That Make Heroes Out of Underdogs 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

The early rulers of Muscovy — the medieval state that would become Russia — looked to Europe for models for their court culture soon after they began consolidating power in the 15th century. The Myths That Made, and Still Make, Russia 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z

The medieval/fantasy/action/drama/romance hits pretty close to a perfect 10 on the egregious scale. 'Seventh Son's' medieval fantasy falls flat on every level 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

There is something medieval about the city: the walls looming over the Bogside are like ancient citadels; the abandoned houses of the loyalist Fountain estate evoke plague-infested ruins; the huge murals are cathedral-like. Shooting from the Hipstamatic: how I wised up to my smartphone's potential 2013-03-01T15:58:35Z

Probably the best sources of medieval fashion illustration, as Mr. Wieck writes, are the calendars in prayer books; here, unconstrained by literature or history, medieval artists painted fashionable men and women of leisure. Art Review: Medieval Style Files: Tailored Artistry 2011-05-26T22:25:13Z

He also drew heavily on medieval imagery in songs like "Neon Knights," "Killing The Dragon" and "Stargazer." Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67 2010-05-17T00:09:00Z

The works, which bridge ancient times to the 1990s, include Buddhist ritual objects like raigo paintings — medieval scenes, often made of painted silk — that could be hung at the bedside of the dying. At These Exhibitions, Death Is a Lively Subject 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z

She has titled it “A Subtlety” — after the intricate sugar sculptures that were centerpieces for medieval feasts — even though it is absurdly unsubtle. Kara Walker Creates a Confection at the Domino Refinery 2014-04-25T14:00:08Z

The egg motif, rendered in the blackened steel of old guns, appears throughout the collection, evoking both images of medieval weaponry and armor. Jewelry Designed to Disarm 2012-11-27T15:59:55Z

Soccer star Beckham, hair slicked back, looked solemn in the great medieval building, with wife Victoria, a dark dress hiding her baby bump, at his side. Celebs, sports figures, royalty flock to wedding 2011-04-29T11:43:08Z

It's like when people ask if you can ride for a medieval film – you think you can just get away with it. Rachel McAdams: 'With a Terrence Malick film there will be no shortage of beauty and surprise' 2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

It’s a medieval curriculum of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music. 24 Hours With Andra Day: Afrobeat and the Nixon Tapes 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

Its next, opening Wednesday, May 17, examines modern calligraphy in the West, which is more obscure than medieval or Asian. ‘The Calligraphy Revival’: Fine Handwriting, With a Flourish 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Will a fantasy show set in a fictional medieval kingdom be the main winner on the year the Emmys finally face the future? Emmy awards face the future as television becomes more diverse 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

A samurai-style medieval keep with balconies running round the sides and fire shooting out the battlements above, The Fortress hosted a phalanx of rave heroes that whipped the cramped crowd into a frenzy. Beat-Herder Festival diary: Nile Rodgers rocks the Ribble valley 2013-07-17T12:24:23Z

But this was the same man who, as a child, liked to pretend he was the foundling son of a medieval king. Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

And we learn too of the medieval revival in the late 19th century that inspired William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. Critic?s Notebook: ?Making History? and ?Remembering Shakespeare? at Yale 2012-03-22T22:50:43Z

Syms explained the chain of associations behind the phrase “Loot Sweets”: medieval lute music, Bobby McFerrin’s cover of the Beatles’ “Blackbird,” reparations. The Many Lives of Martine Syms 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

The House of Alba acquired old master religious scenes, ancient sculpture, medieval manuscripts, Haydn music scores, Napoleon III’s furniture, Christopher Columbus’s correspondence, Renaissance tapestries, Impressionist landscapes and portraits of family members. A Brooklyn Show Celebrates an Inventive Mind of the Midway 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Red was thought to ward off smallpox in medieval Europe; Charles V, king of France, wore scarlet shirts, hose and veils when he got the virus. Seeing Color: A Matter of Nature, or Culture? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

Less wroth now, I wonder why the mere mention of the medieval age incites within me the urge to battle. Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

So the next time you see a headline like "Trump Nears Checkmate" and "Gang of 10: Obama's Checkmate," or see an ad for a "Checkmate" infidelity test, you can thank – or curse – the medieval world. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

The piece was inspired by six medieval tapestries, “The Lady and the Unicorn,” exploring the five senses, as well as a mysterious sixth one. Review: A Composer’s Mystical Music Gets the Space It Demands 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

It’s an austere cavern, almost medieval, with brick walls and stone arches above natural-edge communal tables. Boîte: Acme, a Restaurant and Cocktail Bar in NoHo 2012-05-30T18:47:53Z

There, a family coven prepares to host what one character describes as a medieval kegger. ‘Witching & Bitching,’ a Spanish Horror Comedy 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

With its medieval milieu, it looked a lot like Game of Thrones, but there weren’t any dragons. The Bastard Executioner: why FX's period drama got the chop 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

The latter are big quasi-octagonal panels that might have been carpentered for some hieratic medieval interior. Cy Twombly and Nicolas Poussin: the odd couple 2011-07-06T15:00:01Z

Paul Wegener's The Golem, shot in 1920, uses the cramped, narrow streets of a Jewish ghetto in medieval Prague to expressionistic effect. Clip joint: ghettos 2013-02-28T14:32:03Z

During the first week of October, the city hosts the national truffle fair, a medieval jousting festival and donkey races. Q&A: The Piedmont in Italy 2010-08-17T18:00:00Z

Even in moments of great beauty — and there were many breathtaking passages — one seldom forgot that one was beholding an exquisitely wrought artifact, like a medieval altarpiece. Review | Andras Schiff graces the faithful with a recital akin to a religious experience 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

This will look relatively less gruesome a few scenes later when she pounds his head in with a medieval morning star. "True Blood" recap: Girls get even 2010-07-26T12:15:00Z

"Eggnog, which is actually a drinkable form of custard, originated in medieval Britain where locals created a hot, creamy ale-like drink," Chakeres told Fox News. What's the story with eggnog? Where it came from, how it's served 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

A number of other artefacts, pits, and postholes relate to the same time, including what appears to be a large sunken structure underneath a medieval infirmary. Britain's 'earliest hospital' discovered 2010-10-20T16:23:00Z

A millennium-old minaret towering above Aleppo's Umayyad mosque, an imposing citadel overlooking the old city center, a medieval covered market and a 21st century shopping mall. Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

Driving through Umbria, we passed mile after mile of olive groves and farm land, dotted with medieval fortresses-turned-villages. In love? Then it’s time for a road trip in the Roman countryside 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

This is medieval times — it might not be our world, but it’s still the same basic power dynamic between men and women in this medieval world. Game of Thrones Creators: ‘We Know What Happens in Each Scene’ of Season 8 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

It’s a remarkable trajectory for a figure who, on one level, doesn’t even exist: despite his face being everywhere in the medieval period, a historical Green Man story seems to be attested precisely nowhere. The Remarkable Persistence of the Green Man 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

Nor did the illustrators feel that they had a duty to get the medieval Arab world ethnographically and historically right. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z

His ability to transform experiences from his past is evident in an ongoing project at the church of San Carlo, in the medieval town of Cremona, in Italy’s Po valley. Arthur Simms and the Skin of Disparate Objects 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

All the while his medieval realms ring with echoes of our own time, of our modern terrorscapes that rage with liars, spies and true believers. Books of The Times: In a Fantasyland of Liars, Keep Your Dragon Close 2011-07-14T17:28:37Z

The costume design in the film is also confusing, combining kaftans with shalwars, and what can only be described as Party City’s take on a medieval harem girl. The fairest of them all? Two cheers for Aladdin's browner Princess Jasmine 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

During construction for the coming Crossrail subway, archaeologists have unearthed medieval ice skates, Roman skulls and prehistoric bison bones, all within 12 feet of the pavement. Cultured Traveler: Underground London 2014-01-17T21:43:10Z

France 24 is like a medieval king's court. France 24: 'medieval court' where rivalry with the Saxons fades as chiefs slug it out 2010-09-02T18:59:00Z

The most striking passages were those featuring the Nubian brothers, who are given eerily pure harmonies, akin to medieval plainchants, over shimmering accompaniment. ‘I Was Here I Was I,’ a Kate Soper Work 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

Among them: a lighthouse on the white cliffs of East Sussex, and “medieval camping pavilions” in Devon. In Transit Blog: Morning Walkabout: 4/23 2012-04-23T14:58:30Z

But Ms Desan argues that, in medieval times, this was not the case. Means of exchange 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

I was finally feeling at home amid the city’s grand boulevards and splintering medieval passages. Spring in Paris, My Adopted City, After the Siege 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Certainly any trace of medieval sensibility — Christian iconography included — is hard to find. Art Review: ‘Antico,’ at the Frick Collection 2012-05-31T22:20:33Z

The flavor of what the festival first set out to be can be seen at the world music stage, set in a beautifully preserved medieval fortress on the edge of town overlooking a river. Moroccan activists slam music festival as corrupt 2011-05-29T15:01:06Z

The territory once known as the Languedoc, in the southwest, is a sun-warmed expanse where medieval villages rise in the distance and grapevines sprawl across low hills. Tasting France Through 5 Signature Dishes 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Outlaw King Rated R for extreme medieval violence. ‘Outlaw King’ Review: Bloody Medieval Times and Guts 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

After the Palio, whole streets in the medieval town are converted into huge outdoor restaurants. The Palio di Siena: A Survivor’s Tale 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

It is a beautifully illustrated volume about Hieronymus Bosch, the medieval painter. The 1,328-Page Novel That Captivated the Primatologist Frans de Waal 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

Once one of Belgium’s medieval powerhouses, Ghent — about 30 minutes away from Brussels and Bruges — oozes with cobbles and charm. Getting around the medieval yet very modern city of Ghent 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

But the discovery has placed Filipović at the centre of a social media whirl – because the medieval manuscript was stained with inky cat paw prints. Cats leave their mark on centuries of books 2013-04-05T10:33:24Z

This is a Catalonia outside Barcelona, one tourists rarely see — a rural countryside, created in part by those volcanoes, with dramatic cliffs, verdant fields and untrammeled medieval villages. Explorer: In Spain, Hiking Along the Volcanoes of Catalonia 2011-09-09T19:00:10Z

The court ruled unanimously Wednesday in a case involving the 1935 sale of a collection of medieval Christian artwork called the Guelph Treasure. Supreme Court sides with Germany in Nazi-era art dispute 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z

He has a keen appreciation of how power was seized and wielded by medieval monarchs, and the way they manipulated history, religion and symbolism in the service of kingship. Critical eye: reviews roundup 2012-05-25T21:55:13Z

Tom and I then headed up to what I later learned is called the Rock — the old medieval quarter — to take in the city from above. Frugal Traveler: Fast Cars, Medieval Villages 2011-05-31T19:19:09Z

The painted colors of the manuscript page are bright — medieval taste tended to bold colors. Medieval Europeans had noses, eyes and ears — and they used them 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

One afternoon, we appropriately had lunch at Le Chien de Pavlov, a bistro on one of the medieval side streets. In France, Our Dog Has His Day 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

When I stepped into the room where medieval troubadours sang to Eleanor of Aquitaine in Poitiers, my first impulse was to shout. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

In his acknowledgments, Rushdie cites more than a dozen books that he drew on in his research, including scholarly texts about the Vijayanagar empire, and works about medieval Indian culture, politics and civilization. Salman Rushdie Has a New Book, and a Message: ‘Words Are the Only Victors’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z

At various points in the show, a large drape descends, a giant canvas that Salvador Dalí originally painted for Léonide Massine’s 1944 ballet “Mad Tristan,” a version of the medieval Tristan and Isolde legend. Review: ‘La Verità’ Pays Homage to Salvador Dalí 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

“It was like a medieval knight coming back from a tournament,” Mr. Palmer said. Movies: ?Knuckle,? by Ian Palmer, Follows Irish Travelers 2011-11-27T05:03:03Z

The best drama series prize, to be announced later on Monday, pits medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones” against Hulu’s bleak “The Handmaid’s Tale,” with “The Americans” seen as the biggest potential spoiler. Emmy full of upsets. 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' dominates 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

Somewhere in your psyche, abstraction-haters, when you look at Twombly's lush colours you see a medieval stained-glass window: and the puritan in you wants to smash it. Are we a nation of abstract art snobs? 2011-07-07T16:37:59Z

"It's brilliant about male friendship in particular, and it's very clever about how sometimes we don't like our friends," he added ahead of a glitzy awards dinner in the medieval splendor of London's Guildhall. Comic novel scoops Man Booker Prize for first time 2010-10-12T20:53:00Z

She began her career in the medieval department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she worked in various roles between 2003 and 2011. Philadelphia Museum of Art Names a New Director 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z

Joining "Mad Men" and "Downton Abbey" in the best drama category are psychological thriller "Homeland," medieval period piece "Game of Thrones" and past favorites "Boardwalk Empire" and "Breaking Bad." New shows join Emmy favorites among nominees 2012-07-19T14:48:54Z

From the moment he walked on in trademark beret, and inky black cloak, turning the handle of a medieval hurdy gurdy it was always likely to be that. Richard Thompson's 1,000 Years of Popular Music 2010-06-21T12:33:00Z

There are few places, in fact, endowed with as much cosmological and political significance as Iraq or Syria in the medieval Arabic literary and intellectual tradition. Iraq and Syria’s Poetic Borders 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

His accompaniments were simple and direct, usually on a small medieval harp, which Mr. Rodenkirchen also played on several pieces. Music Review: Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia at the Morgan Library 2012-03-08T00:17:59Z

The cecropia moth is even larger — some are six inches across — and patterned like a medieval tapestry. The underrated beauty of moths 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Mahler’s paternal grandparents and other Mahler relatives are buried in the walled and tree-shaded Jewish cemetery, which lies just outside town in parkland beneath the ruins of the medieval Orlik Castle. On the Trail of Gustav Mahler 2010-10-15T13:30:00Z

There is a kind of medieval sense to it of reaching up to the sky, building the impossible. Climb this: Anish Kapoor's massive artwork that will tower over London 2010-03-31T13:57:00Z

The book by Karen Cushman, set in medieval England, follows a teenage girl who tries to resist the men her father wants her to marry. Lena Dunham adapting YA novel 'Catherine, Called Birdy' for film 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

The changes also apply to The Cloisters, the Met's museum of medieval art and architecture in Fort Tryon Park, in northern Manhattan. NYC's Met museum to open 7 days a week 2013-03-21T17:22:12Z

By the time Arthur was written into medieval history books, however, his Welsh ancestry had all but been forgotten, and he had been assimilated into English culture. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

Parry's late father, David Parry, was a folk singer and professor of medieval drama. Arcade Fire: 'It's a lot easier to get smaller' 2011-02-10T21:36:01Z

For instance, her Great Courses coaches encouraged her to demonstrate graphically what happened in a medieval battle. The Great Courses Require Great Production 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

“Here was this 15th-century medieval play that Shakespeare would have seen,” Godwin said, “and then we have an African American playwright saying what this could mean to us today.” Shakespeare Theatre’s new head announces his first season, from ‘Much Ado’ to a James Baldwin play 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

The dress code was "period" and the guests were wearing all kinds of things, from medieval get-ups to 1920s flapper clothes. Family life 2013-02-23T07:15:01Z

Clad in brick, it has terra cotta ornament that depicts medieval and mythological figures. Virgin Group unveils plan for hotel in the Loop 2011-10-24T15:01:00Z

But inside, the restored medieval murals painted with local ocher spoke of artistic and biblical grandeur. The childhood home of lauded author Colette is open to the public in this small French village 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

The vice president looks at Trump with that mask of ecstatic supplication etched onto faces in medieval iconography. Perspective | ‘How do you get through that whole stuff?’: Donald Trump leads a nation in prayer 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

Dominating the eastern shore of North Cyprus was Famagusta Bay, which takes its name from the medieval town that sits at its southern end. Ruins, casinos and abandoned construction mark Cyprus 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

For slaves, concubines, gold and castles of ancient and medieval times, read private jets, holiday islands and football and baseball clubs of the contemporary era. From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

The route also follows a Norman heritage trail, with castles, medieval sites and the ruins of Tintern Abbey. Make tracks: ride the world's newest cycling routes 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

"If you saw a piece about medieval knights and when they met in the street, they said to each other 'Dude, what's happening,' you'd laugh because it's incongruous," explained Mann, creator of the program. Seattle makes beautiful music ? for films and videogames 2012-05-02T22:20:06Z

What Luther did instead was adopt the “bar form” developed by medieval meistersingers. 500 Years Later, the Reformation Is Still Creating Music 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

The story of the medieval knight who won't reveal his name becomes, in Neuenfels's hands, a high-voltage examination of the morality of truth. Bayreuth festival: Lohengrin 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z

My trip that started by walking in Van Gogh’s shoes in Arles, and seeing through his eyes at the asylum in Saint-Remy, ended at one of these villages, the medieval town of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. An art lover’s Impressionist video trip to Provence and the Riviera 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Alamy Where to stay Spirit of the Knights Undoubtedly the best place to stay within the medieval walled splendour of the old town. Greek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

And despite the best efforts of Edward Nicholson to prove the contrary, it seems that Christianisation was patchy and imperfect until the early medieval period. Under Another Sky: Journeys in Roman Britain, by Charlotte Higgins – review 2013-07-24T10:06:01Z

This is an exhibition that takes us on a journey from medieval England and the forest of Arden to Venice, Rome and Prospero's fantasy island. Shakespeare: Staging the World – review 2012-07-19T13:14:31Z

In truth, it's easier to get the thrust of the story from the drama, but as a window on to the natures of medieval marriage, childbirth and childhood, this is informatively ghastly stuff. TV highlights 17/07/2013 2013-07-17T06:00:07Z

The exhibition includes other chess pieces — Islamic and medieval — and carved bone objects from the Met’s collection, all of which serve mainly to show by contrast just how adorable the Lewis chessmen are. Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z

It’d been a bad month already—she’d just gotten an awful expander bonded to her teeth that we needed to crank wider with a key every night, like a medieval torture device. Why I Let My 8-Year-Old Use Swear Words 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

But in late October a colleague drives him through Ypres, whose medieval Cloth Hall lies in ruins, and out to the forward line near the village of Passchendaele. How to Remember a War Without Glory? 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

With echoes of Henry James, it features an innocent abroad, a promising student of medieval and Renaissance art. Mary Gordon’s latest offers thoughtful characters in the throes of change

He was a professor, a scholar of medieval German who for many years was also the dean of humanities at the University of Texas. The True Meaning of Nostalgia 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

But the technological beginnings of the paintings are medieval, if not older. Mark Barrow and Sarah Parke’s Homespun Abstractions 2012-11-11T22:48:11Z

In another drawing she is splayed out nude on the lap of a medieval hero, but her stern mien expresses contentment and self-command. Pierre Klossowski Drawings Explore Eroticism and More 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

I learn something interesting from every book I read, whether it’s about swordfighting in medieval Japan or race relations in America, so it’s hard to say which is the most interesting. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: By the Book 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

Such digital mapping has the potential to transform medieval studies, Foys said. Digital keys for unlocking the humanities' riches 2010-11-18T02:01:00Z

For perhaps the first time, Orchard’s collection gathers these early medieval riddles from across centuries and languages. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

In Assisi, my favorite ritual is to sit quietly on the rampart of the medieval fortress high above town. Finding peace and faith in Assisi 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Fan favorites like the painters Goya and Velázquez will be on hand, but so will medieval metalwork and ivories, given that the show covers about 4,000 years. Spring Shows to Keep Art Lovers Busy 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

“The Buried Giant” reverses that formula, using the structure of a medieval romance to explore the moral and psychological themes we’re used to seeing addressed by the realistic novel. Dragons aside, Ishiguro’s “Buried Giant” is not a fantasy novel 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

Regional differences notwithstanding, Dutch cooking offers an intriguing snapshot of the northern European medieval palate. | Dutch Treat 2010-12-21T19:54:36Z

Strings skittered and squealed; woodwinds huffed almost inaudibly; a viola croaked as if stretched on a medieval rack; a pianist tried, again and again, to restore calm. Music Review: Contact!, New York Philharmonic Series at Met Museum 2012-12-26T22:31:15Z

“The Golden Section,” with its irresistible dance score by David Byrne, is the finale of a longer work by Tharp titled “The Catherine Wheel,” after the medieval torture device of the same name. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

The knight Walther, arriving untutored in medieval '... for us Germans there could loom no fairer love- match than a wedding of Italia's genius with that of Deutschland'. Wagner and Verdi: A harmony of opposites 2013-06-20T09:15:00Z

Inland, the landscape hit all the familiar “Under the Tuscan Sun” touchstones: cypress trees pointing up at billowing cumulus clouds, vineyards rolling back to medieval hilltop towns. Seduced by Tuscany in Winter 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

Dinner at Zuni in the center of medieval Kilkenny, after strolling along the castle and the cathedral, was a delicious exercise in Irish farm-to-table. An orchard-to-orchard trip through Ireland’s hard cider boom 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

That included the historic museum of the Hanseatic League, the medieval merchant powerhouse with posts around the Baltic. Shetland Isles to Norway: Cruising the land of the midnight sun 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

The master bedroom has a kind of medieval vibe, with a grand bed surrounded by luxurious hangings of gray velvet on the inside and white linen and wool on the outside. For a respite from their high-speed work, this couple dressed their home in black and white 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

The exhibition ends with a never-before-seen men’s wear ensemble from 1989 that takes its nod from medieval heraldry, with knee pads and knits — a combination of historical costumes, street culture and conventional fashion. The Week Ahead: Mar. 6 ? 14 2011-03-05T18:13:26Z

The art form traces its lineage to the medieval empire of Great Zimbabwe, founded in the 11th century, whose most renowned artifact is a fish eagle hewn from soapstone. Zimbabwean artist's dynamic stone sculptures find global acclaim 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

Nicolas Cage battles both the plague and witchcraft in a medieval mystery thriller. This week's new films 2011-01-01T00:05:36Z

In legend at least, Cyrus could be as chivalrous as any medieval knight. Review | We may not be able to leave the house, but these transporting books whisk us to Central Asia 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

Harvard professors laughed about a charlatan who was once tricked into expounding with great confidence on a nonexistent medieval thinker they had invented. The Man Who Made Thinking Erotic 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z

We hiked the hills, following in the footsteps of medieval monks along a weathered stone path lined with wildflowers, to reach the Limonos Monastery, the largest on Lesbos. Lesbos, a Greek Refuge for the War Weary and Vacationers 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

The Palio, a horse race first recorded in 1238, is a Tuscan feast of civic pride, medieval pageantry and Machiavellian strategies. Review: In ‘Palio,’ Sights and Sounds of This Sienese Horse Race 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

It moves upstairs from the Anna Wintour Costume Center to the medieval and byzantine galleries at the Met Fifth Avenue and extends to the Met Cloisters in Upper Manhattan. Review | ‘Heavenly Bodies’ at the Met shows just how much fashion and Catholicism have in common 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

The pairs might seem at first like combatants ready to do battle, as the medieval exterior of the Cloisters looms in the background. 8 Outdoor Art Installations in New York to Get Excited About 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

For one theme night, gay references were paired with images of hooded medieval plague doctors. Artist of the week 84: Donald Urquhart 2010-04-21T15:41:00Z

This remix feels like dire medieval choral music for the computer age. Peter Van Hoesen, Frank Turner, Dizzee Rascal: this week's new tracks 2013-06-14T12:00:00Z

I was in a misty landscape where a procession of medieval maidens pranced elegantly on majestic white steeds. 'Cavalia': Humans and horses do dazzling work 2012-01-24T00:12:18Z

His frieze brings tube passengers shoulder to shoulder with the 13th-century workforce who built the original Charing Cross, representing their medieval construction techniques much as might a stained-glass window. Signs of the times 2010-04-16T23:05:00Z

The next section contains circular diagrams of the kind often found in medieval zodiacal texts; scholars call this part “astrological,” which is generous. The Unsolvable Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

The cartoonish, sometimes possessed looks of his creatures recall imagery from Japanese mythology and medieval bestiaries. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

The medieval church was the sole source of moral value, and one of the few contexts within which criticism of tyrannical rule was possible. Thomas Becket, Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim by John Guy - review 2012-05-18T21:55:07Z

In addition to world religions, the topics include honeybees, plant names, medieval Norwegian conquerors, ancient Roman food, Danish explorers in Arab lands, Persian explorers in China, French fireworks, Egyptian geography and Italian coin collections. A Seminary Sells a Diverse Range of Books 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

Groups of audience members moved from house to house, up wonky staircases, past family photos and eccentric art collections, to rooms where members of the Sixteen performed lute songs, medieval airs and viol music. The Sixteen 2010-06-15T21:20:00Z

When they met, she was trying to bring The Pixies' style to medieval music, he explained: "I said, why don't you bring medieval music to The Pixies – I think it would be easier." Radio review: The Story of Arcade Fire 2010-08-03T07:00:00Z

Its big pitch is that Macbeth is suffering post-traumatic stress disorder after fighting so many wars in medieval Scotland. Michael Fassbender: fearless performer with a craftsman's approach to the art of acting 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

The fanciful fortresses that he added to the medieval walls of the town of Carcassonne are said to have been a direct inspiration for the 1955 design of Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disneyland. Notre-Dame and the Paradoxes of Historical Preservation 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

Interweaving a fantastical medieval Persia with contemporary New York, the show is at its best when it flat-out mocks American ignorance and the stubbornness of ethnic clichés. Review: In ‘One Thousand Nights and One Day,’ New Tales of Old Persia 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

In Liguria’s rugged hinterland, medieval villages hide among the olive groves and wooded peaks. The sleepy side of the Italian Riviera 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

On one of his many feudalism jags, Graeber makes a digression into youth work in medieval Europe. The Bullshit-Job Boom 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

The couple took cues from an Irish medieval tower keep called Bunratty Castle they had once visited. Comforts, but Few Creatures (Unless You Count the Dog) 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

Bosch took existing medieval imagery — nude men and women speared by demons, flung into flames, cooked alive, eaten by Satan himself — and went further. For Hieronymus Bosch, One Helluva Homecoming 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

One can hypothesize, but it’s like medieval scholarly debates about the physical substance of angels or the omnipresence of God: Human language fails to capture the all-encompassing essence of the thing in question. Charles Koch goes full Tyrion Lannister: His threat to back Hillary hints at the brothers’ devious game of thrones 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

Stars of the Scottish screen are expected on the red carpet in the capital later for the screening of Brave which is set in the mythical medieval Highlands of Scotland. Film festival awards announced 2012-06-30T16:01:00Z

He took a particular interest in medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," from which one of the most famous characters was that of a knight. Terry Jones dies at 77 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

When the European travel ban was announced in March, she flew home from shooting a new medieval series with Jane Seymour in Spain. The unbelievable believability of Denise Richards 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

At the time of the shutdown, Scott was shooting The Last Duel, a drama set in medieval France, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Ridley Scott on coronavirus: Trump is a 'nutcase' 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

Milton’s Satan appeared at a time of intellectual and political upheaval, when medieval forms of authority, God, and social norms were being questioned and obliterated. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z

There was no official campsite, but the tourism office suggested a grassy field near the railroad tracks, near where some of the participating medieval enthusiasts would be camping. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Southern Sweden, Singing the Blues and Medieval Jousting 2012-07-17T19:12:31Z

When you cut your teeth as an actor playing Shakespearean kings such as Coriolanus, portraying a wise but cutthroat medieval lord on television isn’t much of a stretch. From ‘Coriolanus’ to ‘Game of Thrones,’ Charles Dance is acting royalty 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

In a painterly gesture, he said he made sure that the project offered vistas not only of the mountains, but also of the lake's medieval towns and verdant flora. Artist Christo walks on water with "Floating Piers" 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

Jashinsky, for example, paints on wooden panels, as medieval artists did, but she emphasizes the grain and natural hues. In the galleries: Artist takes a detour on her journey to the past 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Lang borrows Bach's format of entwining a tragic narrative with a reflective commentary; though the vocal writing owes more to medieval plainchant and the pulse of minimalism than Lutheran chorales. David Lang 2010-05-04T20:45:00Z

I prepared myself for some odd ceremonial twists - what was a wedding like in medieval times? Frugal Traveler Blog: In Southern Sweden, Singing the Blues and Medieval Jousting 2012-07-17T19:12:31Z

Now he’s back for the medieval fantasy, and he’s grabbing the Disney princess movie while he’s at it. Review: Matt Groening Enters the Netflix Age With ‘Disenchantment’ 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Set in medieval England and narrated by a village priest, Harvey’s suspenseful fourth novel tells what happens after a wealthy merchant is found drowned at the beginning of Lent, with murder suspected. New in Paperback: ‘The Browns of California’ and ‘The Far Field.’ 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

In later years, he served as the librarian of Durham Cathedral and passed many happy months at the Vatican Library poring over its medieval English missals and breviaries. Review | Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

Holsinger, a professor of English at the University of Virginia, is a scholar of medieval literature, which may sound like a field remote from this story. Review | Parents will stop at nothing to get their kids into a prestigious school 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

Dante is a first love, and one that is further braided into an old love through Prue Shaw's lifelong study of medieval Italian poetry. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z

He began recording albums of folk songs for the Elektra label in 1955, shortly after he arrived in the United States, singing in Yiddish, Hebrew, German, Russian, medieval Spanish, Zulu and English, among other languages. Theodore Bikel, Master of Versatility in Songs, Roles and Activism, Dies at 91 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Binge-watch another TV show set in medieval/ancient times: Might we suggest The Tudors, Vikings or Rome? 7 Ways to Survive Your 'Game of Thrones' Withdrawal 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

The remarkably resilient ruins of the famous medieval abbey church in the River Wye valley. Going to great lengths: Cycling Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

It brings in several other likely realities of a medieval battle: the trampling of horses, the looting of the dead, and the pools of muddy rainwater turned pink with the blood of the wounded. Kenneth Branagh's Henry V: right royal entertainment 2011-07-28T08:00:00Z

In a dictated journal of those visions, she described “a small flock of fowl” — including a bird with four feet, and some wearing shoes — turning “into little men and women in medieval attire.” Books of The Times: ‘Hallucinations,’ by Oliver Sacks 2012-11-26T22:26:01Z

The name and formula were inspired by medieval criminals who, according to legend, avoided contracting the bubonic plague by anointing themselves with a similar blend of botanicals, Ms. McLachlan said. These Hand Sanitizers Smell Good, Kill Germs 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Its medieval street pattern carries fine Georgian and Victorian buildings, and it has a beautiful almost-cathedral, and an inspiring watery setting. Scale Lane bridge, Hull – review 2013-07-27T23:05:13Z

“It’s a modern interpretation of a medieval story,” she said. Opera’s Perfectionist Tries to Follow His Masterpiece 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

The British-born Mr. Hall, 65, and his wife, Christine, exhibit a portion of their collection here and at several other locations, including a medieval castle they own in Germany. Wall Street Dealmaker Says Professor Took Him for a Ride 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

However, popular fantasy, unencumbered by the competing priority of "getting it right," can, in broad strokes, reflect the values of the medieval society that inspires it. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

But it is impossible to finish this medieval melodrama without thinking that it would make a riveting series for an enterprising TV producer. A dark duke 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Just 20 minutes apart by train, the Roman-era town of Arles and the medieval walled city of Avignon enfold a dense mix of architectural beauty, world-class art, sun-soaked Provençal gastronomy and Unesco World Heritage sites. 36 Hours in Provence 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

“There are aspects in this garden that are based on French formal gardens, Asian gardens, medieval fruit growing,” Nooney says. During the pandemic, a new appreciation for botanical gardens blooms 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

Prior to the Second World War, Rorimer was the curator for medieval art at the Met. The secret lives of works of art: What percentage of a museum’s holdings are likely to be fakes? 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

The third is the sagely or clerical-intellectual caste, dating from the days of the monks in medieval Christian society and finding its present-day embodiment in the bureaucrat, the technocrat and the expert. Merchant, Soldier, Sage: A New History of Power by David Priestland – review 2012-08-23T09:40:01Z

Its historic center is a medieval slum inhabited by foreign laborers. Critic?s Notebook: Laying Out Economic Cities, Saudis See Window to Modernity 2010-12-13T03:28:00Z

This medieval riot of severed limbs, decapitation and torture begins where Ridley Scott's Robin Hood ends, the signing of Magna Carta in 1215. Ironclad ? review 2011-03-06T00:11:06Z

Her parents ran a prosperous family business devoted to the repair and resale of medieval and 17th and 18th century tapestries and textiles, living above the showroom in Paris. Louise Bourgeois dies in New York, aged 98 2010-05-31T23:38:00Z

Although the story is set in a vaguely medieval fairy-tale kingdom — easier to conjure now, with digital effects — the tone is cheerfully, unapologetically anachronistic. Arts & Leisure: ?Mirror Mirror,? ?Grimm? and Hollywood Love for Fairy Tales 2012-03-21T12:00:11Z

But within that area is an astounding array of scenery that is particularly suited to a medieval fantasy saga. ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Ending. But You Can Still Visit Westeros. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

The medieval image of the Jew was related to the vampire, Mr. Julius shows; the modern anti-Semitic vision sees the Jew as a guzzler of a society’s lifeblood. Connections: Two New Books About Anti-Semitism 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z

The story of “Pearl” is simple and the poem is, by late medieval standards, concise: just twelve hundred and twelve lines long. The Strange Power of a Medieval Poem About the Death of a Child 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

Eco devoted much time to studying what books may be found in a medieval library and provides detailed descriptions of those, as well as of the structure itself. A Literary Tour of Italy’s Libraries 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z

“It was really comfortable getting to wear modern outfits with buttons and zips, after the half hour it used to take me to get tied into Arya’s medieval clothes every morning,” she says. Maisie Williams: ‘I was covered in blood and gnawing on pizza’ 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

Ingmar Bergman's somber medieval miracle play The Seventh Seal is "an utterly foreign flick and staple of 'college days'." Zag-At the Movies: "Real People" Pick Their "Best Films" 2010-10-21T16:10:00Z

Its lavishly decorated rooms include picture cycles inspired by the medieval legends on which Richard Wagner based his operas, with images of the poet Tannhaeuser, swan knight Lohengrin and his father Parsifal. Trial throws spotlight on Germany's fairytale castle 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

It’s only a matter of time before a renegade chef opens a pop-up medieval food truck. Thanksgiving, medieval style: Give thanks that “Red Deer testicles” and “living eels in roasted pig” aren’t on the menu today 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

The other chief figure is the Boy, the troubled young shooter immersed in medieval notions of purifying berserk violence. Review | Putin for laughs and a random shooting for tears in two topical shows 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

It's a medieval treasure trove worth an estimated quarter of a billion dollars, filled with gold crosses studded with gems and intricate silverwork. Berlin museums, Jewish heirs in dispute over art 2014-01-15T15:31:05Z

Mr. Crumb may be irreverent, but in his attention to every detail of word and image he is as devout as any medieval manuscript illuminator. Art in Review: ?The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb?s Book of Genesis? 2010-03-19T08:09:00Z

Still, having medieval towns and villages of Transylvania to yourself has its advantages. Frugal Traveler: Budget-Friendly and (Almost) Dracula-Free Transylvania 2014-01-27T20:22:08Z

Not just the knowledge of world geography but the very conceptualisation of space in this late medieval map looks to us remote and arcane. Here be monsters 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

The actor plays the medieval monarch and noblewoman Olivia in the two plays. Rylance upstaged by dog on Broadway 2013-11-11T11:19:54Z

When the pilgrims reached the cathedral after about a 90-minute procession, they gathered near the altar where Mr. Rosenbaum led final renditions of the medieval melodies, which, after all the practice, sounded quite good. Make Music Winter Brings Music Outdoors 2011-12-22T23:27:08Z

His realism calls to mind limewood carvers of late medieval Germany. Art Review: Metro Show and Editions/Artists’ Book Fair 2013-01-24T22:27:36Z

The medieval Welsh town of Conwy is transforming the walls of its historic buildings into giant cinema screens for the blinc digital arts festival. VIDEO: Digital arts fest lights up Conwy 2012-10-27T07:58:37Z

Alcohol, on the other hand: practically timeless in its appeal on Christmas Day, from medieval times on. Weird Christmas 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

A hotly debated issue among theologians in medieval Europe concerned what has since been called “the cult of images.” ‘Object of Devotion,’ an Exhibition of Alabaster Sculptures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

It features an elaborate parade and ceremony, with members of each of the contrade in medieval garb, toting flags and coats of arms. Blood and passion fuel Siena's street horse race 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

The gallery will also feature artifacts from the early medieval period like an 11th-century jeweled book binding. Morgan?s Grand Library to Be Restored 2010-05-12T00:13:00Z

At last count, the museum owned 1,412 of his works, accomplished images of pirates, intrepid soldiers and medieval knights in clanking armor. Censured Delaware Art Museum Plans to Divest More Works 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

According to these early medieval texts, Nicholas was born around 260 A.D. into a Christian family. Never mind the fat guy at the North Pole: Tell your children about the real St. Nick 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z

As a dance form, forró is descended from the quadrille, a medieval French style that later made its way to Portugal. Forró Events at Lincoln Center and Brasil Summerfest 2012-07-12T21:52:24Z

In medieval times, big towns were well-protected, but smaller villages were vulnerable to invaders, so industrious German settlers, imported by the local overlords to tame the wild frontier, fortified their churches. Romania’s countryside: A land that time forgot 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z

A vast CGI panorama returning us, without theology, to the medieval wall painting. The Undiscovered Country: Journeys Among the Dead by Carl Watkins – review 2013-01-12T09:31:00Z

Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP There is a proverb in Timbuktu, the legendary medieval city in Mali's desert, that says: "The ink of a scholar is more precious than the blood of a martyr." Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival 2013-05-20T16:35:06Z

In 1971 he joined the history department at Duke University, where he was distinguished professor of medieval and Renaissance history on his retirement in 2004. Ronald G. Witt, Who Gave the Renaissance a New Birthdate, Dies at 84 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

He completely shares the religious assumptions of his late medieval world. Why did Chaucer not make it into Treasures of Heaven? 2011-08-05T13:31:37Z

Along with the depictions of medieval life, “Jabberwocky” starred a fellow Python member, Michael Palin, who played an optimistic but dunderheaded cooper’s apprentice mistakenly tasked with slaying a monster. Terry Gilliam and the Time He Shared a Crew With ‘Star Wars’ 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

She is also revealing a new project in which she dons bespoke medieval armor — her first new performance persona since the 1980s. Lorraine O’Grady, Still Cutting Into the Culture 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

This fourth-century pagan monument, which is rarely open, was transformed into a church centuries after it was built, and its walls contain medieval frescoes and decorative elements. Heads Up: More Doors Open in Rome 2010-09-11T05:01:00Z

Zarins’ debut, “Sometimes We Tell the Truth,” is a contemporary retelling of “The Canterbury Tales”; Robb’s latest, “A Conspiracy of Wolves,” features Chaucer as a character assisting medieval sleuth Owen Archer. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for January 2020 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z

Walpole wrote the book while building himself a Gothic summer house in southwest London, full of armor, real and fake ancestor portraits, tight passageways and simulations of medieval stonework. Antiques: Horace Walpole?s London Home Is Restored 2010-04-15T21:29:00Z

The idea that certain groups have an exclusive right to certain stories is a critical fallacy; Shakespeare was not a woman, not a Moor, not a Jew, not a medieval — or ancient — English king. Letters to the Editor 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

The majority of social interactions are routinely painful, and the only ones that are not involve a set of long-standing friends who I keep about me like the petulant child-queen of a medieval court. How I accepted I'm an introvert – and learned to refuse invitations without guilt 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

He was born and died in a world around which the sun and planets still revolved in their orderly, medieval fashion. Review | Not every Leonardo is in the huge Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. What’s at the Louvre, though, is brilliant. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

But if I get something that’s inscribed, like something in medieval writing. T Magazine: The Wading Game 2011-05-20T18:06:59Z

I wandered the beautifully preserved medieval centre of Montblanc, the area's capital. Gaudí's Catalan shadow: the art of Josep Maria Jujol 2013-06-03T06:00:06Z

The Cloisters, the Met’s medieval branch at the northern tip of Manhattan, offers multiple sightings of a particularly elusive creature: the unicorn, star of the celebrated Unicorn Tapestries. Art Review: ‘Search for the Unicorn’ at the Cloisters 2013-05-23T22:00:41Z

Canon treasurer Mark Bonney said: "Conflux means a bringing together and this exhibition unites Sean's contemporary, secular sculpture with our existing medieval, classical sculptures." 'Self-contemplation' 2011-08-03T13:20:24Z

The new films will follow Pixar's "Brave," a fairy tale set in medieval Scotland that is due in theaters next summer, and "Monsters University," a prequel to "Monsters Inc," set for release in June 2013. Dinosaurs, the human mind on Disney's Pixar slate 2011-08-21T05:35:49Z

Wending its way slowly upwards beside the River Var, the train visits medieval towns and compact villages before its arrival, over three hours later, in Digne on the edge of the Alpine foothills. 10 of Europe’s most scenic train journeys 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Feb. 19 Umberto Eco, an Italian semiotician best known for his medieval mystery “The Name of the Rose,” dies at 84. Who needs a Nobel Prize? Who is Elena Ferrante? And other literary news in 2016. 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

And if a marathon of two Brit Rich Littles doesn't appeal, attend to the pair's inspired improvs of a medieval hero leading his troops to battle, or of their exegesis of Coleridge's "Kubla Khan." The Trip: Great Impressions 2011-06-10T18:45:00Z

It was Baron Haussmann, the prefect who famously razed medieval quarters in the 19th century to modernize Paris, who first suggested the city open a museum dedicated to Parisian history. In reopened Paris, creative energy and festive euphoria set the mood 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

They have led me to medieval bestiaries and heraldry, a rich source of inspiration. How I redesigned Noah's flood 2013-07-01T11:51:00Z

What Mussolini did to the medieval city to make space for his grandiose triumphal Road of the Imperial Forums was a different kind of civil sack. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

To the medieval mind, price and value were moral decisions, a balancing act between the wish to be just and fair and the desire for profit. A new perspective on the birth of Europe in ‘The Edge of the World’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Givenchy played out as a gothic drama, with men in sturdy shorts and medieval boots stumping through an arch of red roses with fighting dogs as a pattern. Special Report: Fashion: Hats Off to Easy Elegance 2011-01-24T18:21:28Z

For the English National Opera, he set “Parsifal,” Wagner’s meditation, drawn from medieval legend, on sexual passion and love, in a stark, modern-day concrete bunker. Nikolaus Lehnhoff, German Opera Director, Dies at 76 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Othoniel, even in his earliest work, shares the high medieval obsession with beauty and death. Special Report: Contemporary Art: A French Artist's Solitary Path 2011-10-13T11:00:14Z

Such nomenclature is an example of Ms. Lavery’s tendency to gild the funereal lily, as is beginning the play with Kali and Todd’s just having seen “The Seventh Seal,” Bergman’s medieval allegory of human mortality. Theater Review: ‘Stockholm,’ by Bryony Lavery, Dissects a Marriage 2014-03-13T02:00:01Z

But Meistersinger is invariably set in the same way in the same place – a medieval German town inhabited by men in doublets and hose. Mastering Die Meistersinger 2010-06-03T21:59:00Z

He went on to work for the London Ecology Unit survey team, during which time he discovered a pocket of land which retained a medieval richness of flora. Tony Hare obituary 2010-04-01T17:26:00Z

The book was made in the ordinary medieval way, but the script—the form of its letters, the language itself—was apparently invented by whoever made it. The Unsolvable Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

The richly illustrated and ornamented volume that became known as the Sarajevo Haggadah originated in medieval Spain at a time of relative harmony for that country’s Jewish, Christian and Muslim citizens. Concert celebrates the Sarajevo Haggadah, ‘a symbol of survival’

So far, the white bearded medieval enthusiast says it’s lived up to expectations. Axe-throwing leagues: 'The millennial version of lawn bowls, with less booze' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

As bluebirds trill, an animated princess wanders her medieval village, past a blacksmith with his 10-year-old daughter-wife and a cart of baby corpses, pining for her prince. The Great American Musical, Side B, in ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

But even Morris realised that his attempt to transform middle- class interiors into a medieval vision of Eden was a chimera: "a vision of England as it never was and never will be". William Morris 2010-09-07T22:29:00Z

They share space with crude weapons that suggest the almost medieval savagery of trench warfare, including catapults to fling grenades and an iron-headed club for crushing skulls. UK museum looks at epic, intimate sides of WWI 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

The relationship between those characters is now fundamentally changed, and Oxenfurt was relegated to a stereotypical medieval city with no worldbuilding whatsoever. Why "The Wheel of Time" succeeds as an adaptation (and "The Witcher" fails) 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

On Cairo’s historic thoroughfare, Sharia Al Muizz, the 14th-century religious school hints at the medieval glory of a city which flowered through trade between east and west. Five-thousand-year-old Egyptian tomb opens for virtual tour 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

But a queen was not expected to swing a sword or lead troops into battle and forge the personal loyalties on which kingship rested, to say nothing of the misogyny inherent to medieval English society. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

The former, with its two disembodied lower legs, refers to shin armor worn by warriors in early medieval times. At Kucera Gallery: Mark Calderon, Sherry Markovitz 2013-05-30T19:45:07Z

Visitors enter though a wall of mist, which doubles as a screen reflecting scenes of medieval life in Krakow. Museum Updates Make Krakow a Cultural Capital 2011-03-24T13:30:00Z

The Cloisters' gardens--based on horticulture information gleaned from medieval treatises, poetry and garden documents--are another popular stop. New York City Parks Worth Visiting 2010-03-29T22:00:00Z

On one side of the river, old brick buildings and a medieval street grid; on the other, the city ebbs into apartment blocks from the more recent communist era. Krakow has history, culture and shops. Up the river, so does Torun — minus the crowds. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

It was quite common in medieval times – it was a violent society. Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z

With its angry, banded sun and glimpse of a tree bearing a face, it suggests a medieval cosmology—a flat earth watched by not-necessarily-benevolent gods. Game of Thrones Watch: It's All in the Execution 2011-04-18T19:00:00Z

In medieval times, Ms. Gura said, black was associated with royalty; it was luxurious. New on the Block: The Little Black House 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

ALEPPO, Syria — At first glance it seems an unremarkable scene: a quiet plaza shaded by date palms in the shadow of this city’s immense medieval Citadel, newly restored to its looming power. Critic?s Notebook: Preserving Heritage, and the Fabric of Life, in Syria 2010-12-26T22:35:14Z

The extensive collection traces performing arts from the medieval period to the 21st century, with stops along the way for Restoration drama, Victorian drama and interwar drama. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

The medieval vocabulary might seem obscure but there's nothing remote about the class anger. Season's readings: Secunda Pastorum by Alfred W Pollard 2010-12-20T10:43:33Z

As I watched him and Emmanuelle Riva, I was thinking of medieval palimpsests, those documents in which you see remnants of older writing under the top layer. The Carpetbagger: Michael Haneke Finds His Brando 2012-12-19T17:06:21Z

Veronetta is also called Little Jerusalem, as medieval pilgrims to the Holy Land were reminded of Jerusalem by the neighbourhood’s steep hills and cypress trees. A local’s guide to Verona: 10 top tips 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

From its medieval fortress walls to its buzzing new luxury boutiques, this East-meets-West city offers something for everyone. 36 Hours in Tbilisi 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

I’m very picky about medieval walled towns, having skewered places from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Èze, France, as little more than polished museum pieces. Frugal Traveler: Budget-Friendly and (Almost) Dracula-Free Transylvania 2014-01-27T20:22:08Z

The Hussite museum, with its hand-dug tunnels, tells the story of Tábor’s days as medieval hotbed of revolutionary zeal. A motorbike road trip in Bohemia, Czech Republic 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

One case is filled with an array of nail-studded clubs used in combat and evoking medieval dungeons. First World War Galleries Reopen at Imperial War Museum 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

With its brightly painted houses, the medieval old town in Sibiu was reborn after decades of neglect when the city shared the title of European Capital of Culture with Luxembourg in 2007. A Modern-Day Christmas Market, Transylvania-Style 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

Pilhal supposedly could never get over the shame of not installing proper toilets in his Rossauer Barracks, a dull medieval fortress along the Danube originally constructed for Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. The Buildings That Drove Their Creators to Despair 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

‘WRITTEN ON SKIN’ The British composer George Benjamin’s tense opera, a collaboration with the librettist Martin Crimp that told the story of a medieval love triangle, was directed by Katie Mitchell. A Calmly Daring Operatic Leader Says Au Revoir 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

As the seat of a medieval dynasty that controlled much of North Africa, Tlemcen has long been a center of Islamic learning, culture and art. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z

These are the flourishes two young chefs have given their Guild of Cookery, an outfit dedicated to throwing medieval pop-up feasts that are literally inspired by George R.R. There Are 'Game of Thrones' Pop-Up Feasts in San Francisco 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

Chanel spent the big bucks again for a huge set, a blackened, steaming earth, where proposed a strikingly dark, tough collection of layered pieces with medieval overtones. | Fashion Review: After the Pressure, the Smoke 2011-03-09T00:49:32Z

My womb is so empty one need only brush aside the cobwebs to make room for the tool kit of medieval hurt I’m going to bring down. Mommy has anger issues! My daughters are pre-adolescent, I’m pre-menopausal 2014-05-10T23:00:00Z

This New Age tinge extended to the music, a characteristically wide-ranging, flamboyantly reflective mixture that included the music of the medieval nun Hildegard von Bingen, Janis Joplin and a world premiere. Maya Beiser and Bang on a Can at the Jewish Museum 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

Equidistant from Florence and Rome in the bucolic, central Italian region of Umbria, Perugia is an enchanting hilltop city with a compact historic center that is a rambling maze of medieval streets. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Perugia, Italy 2011-09-22T20:18:20Z

Speaking of William Morris’s medieval fantasy, “The Well at the World’s End ,” C.S. Review | The 19th-century book that helps us understand the allure — and perils — of social media 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

But it might also be something to do with Edinburgh's split personality: that stark division between the New Town, neoclassical Georgian, prim and proper, and the shadowy medieval muddle of the Old Town. Edinburgh festival from dusk till dawn 2010-08-11T20:31:00Z

That evening, Paul Pinto performed a recent dramatic piece, “15 Photos,” which involved drones, dramatically lit passages of shadowboxing, growling vocalizations that alternated with more angelic writing, and some furiously compressed renditions of medieval epics. Review: Resonant Bodies Festival Gives Voices Room to Breathe 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

While exploring the back roads and tiny medieval villages, be sure to stop at Castellabate, which offers an arresting view of the Diano Valley and miles of coastline. | The Anti-Amalfi 2011-06-24T15:00:27Z

But don’t rush, because there is much to explore — from quiet side streets and busy thoroughfares to historic squares and medieval churches. Overnighter: L?beck?s Spires, a Quick Hop From Hamburg 2011-08-05T15:28:09Z

But though the quality of "Discovery's" prose remains no more than clear and serviceable, its erudite references to the leather-bound boards of incunabulae and secret ingredients in medieval inks make it a welcome relief. 'A Discovery of Witches': at Oxford University, unrest among the supernatural set 2011-02-17T21:27:04Z

While the look is medieval, the vibe seems more current, but it's not so anachronistic as to be subversive along the lines of a "Shrek," for example. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-02-28T02:07:11Z

Trussing him up alongside Jessica, Adilyn and Wade, all in their underwear, Violet described what she was going to do to them with various medieval instruments of torture. 'True Blood' Recap: As the End Nears, It's All About Healing 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z

At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do. As Renaissance festivals reopen, here’s how to make the merrie most of them 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

In those days the Factory was like a medieval court of lunatics. Tales From the Warhol Factory 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

The Eya Ensemble began the program, singing two anonymous medieval works. ‘Serenade!’ choral festival floods Strathmore with song 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

Nearby, the Petit Palais museum, located in what was a cardinal’s palace, displays the Church’s collection of medieval Italian paintings and sculptures. Reconnecting with Avignon — a medieval town with a youthful attitude 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Morris lived in the house with Jane for five years from 1859, decorating it in a medieval style with bright colours and strong patterns. Painting uncovered at Morris house 2013-08-20T10:05:13Z

Then it’s off to Iceland, where Mr. Oppenheimer surveys the voluptuous, otherworldly landscape and Mr. Herzog reads aloud from the Codex Regius, a medieval manuscript. Review: ‘Into the Inferno,’ Staring Down the Terrors of Nature 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

At the same time, the lay practitioners of public speech — the lawyers and notaries who composed speeches and public letters for political officials — continued to consult medieval manuals of rhetoric. Ronald G. Witt, Who Gave the Renaissance a New Birthdate, Dies at 84 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

“The average Roman’s food culture is practically medieval and not open to innovation or quality,” he said. Heads Up: Does Anchovy Gelato Go With White Wine? 2013-12-24T22:26:19Z

Born in Central California, Ms. Dean spent her early childhood in Davis, Calif., where her mother, who is Chinese, received a Ph.D. in medieval English and Old French at the University of California, Davis. Up Close : A Profile of Cecilia Dean 2013-05-08T19:45:33Z

Their trial, which drew worldwide outrage and widespread condemnation from rights groups, did not allow their defense to call most of its witnesses and included medieval Orthodox Christian liturgical texts as evidence. Russian officials hassle Pussy Riot play director 2013-03-04T12:01:04Z

The Pre-Raphaelites saw in late medieval and early Renaissance art a kind of visual and spiritual intensity that they believed was woefully lacking in the mainstream, academic art of their own time. ‘The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy’ at the Met Is a Journey Back 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

In the shade of a venerable Kashmiri willow, in a little medieval workshop perched on a bluff, we find the metalsmith hunched over a little charcoal fire. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one

The one in her dream has green skin, huge teeth and long claws and looks like a cross between a medieval gargoyle and a ’50s sci-fi Martian. Spare Times: For Children, for July 13-19 2012-07-12T21:18:54Z

James J. Rorimer, a 40-year-old medieval art expert who served as an officer in France and Germany, for example, later became director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Not All Monuments Men Were Men 2014-01-29T18:13:42Z

Its sources are ancient and international music: medieval, Middle Eastern, African, Balkan. Music Review: Dead Can Dance at Beacon Theater 2012-08-30T21:48:08Z

But the Riviera is the Riviera, and walking in medieval towns and monasteries and on the seaside boulevards of Nice and Cannes is all free. Frugal Traveler: Fast Cars, Medieval Villages 2011-05-31T19:19:09Z

The real magic is how its characters see grandeur in the mundane, like the Shamroxx employees holding medieval jousts atop shopping carts in the restaurant parking lot. Review: ‘Lodge 49,’ Where Beautiful Losers Join the Club 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

One of the most beautiful objects here — the show’s centerpiece — is the 922-page Kennicott Bible, “the most lavishly illuminated Hebrew Bible” to survive from medieval Spain. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z

The old city is filled with cafes, restaurants, shops and bakeries, as well as medieval city gates such as Port Cailhau, built in 1495. Centuries-old Bordeaux winemaking gets a modern twist 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

The politics: ‘Never killing anyone is not an option’ Helen Castor, medieval historian at Sidney Sussex College Cambridge How do we know that anyone will win the Iron Throne? Game of Thrones: how to win – by the British army and other experts 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

But the clock hasn’t run backward: Frankie and her fellow birds of prey live not in a medieval mews but in modern aviaries. In northeast England, learning about birds of prey and their high-flying ways

We know nothing of what he did there, but Falk takes the opportunity to digress informatively on medieval navigation and the treatment of dysentery. Three New Books on the Predigital Technologies That Shaped Our World 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z

The exhibition, from the curator Barbara Drake Boehm, is a gateway to various fantasy worlds, some of which fall well beyond the scope of medieval Western Europe. Art Review: ‘Search for the Unicorn’ at the Cloisters 2013-05-23T22:00:41Z

By day, on the other side of the peninsula from Juan-les-Pins, in Old Antibes, the medieval city center, the covered Marché Provençal offers another democratic diversion. On the French Riviera, Fitzgerald Found His Place in the Sun 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Among the artists on its roster is the photographer James Casebere, whose exhibition “Tunnels” focuses on Bologna’s underground canals that date from the medieval period. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Bologna 2011-06-09T18:54:47Z

If the science in “The One” or “Soulmates” were real and effective, we could all live like medieval princelings, betrothed pretty much from birth. True Love? On TV, There’s an App for That. 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

Kershaw was at that point a lecturer in medieval history at Manchester University, but was allowed to switch to a job in the modern history department. A life in writing: Ian Kershaw 2011-08-17T11:00:01Z

The character is based on the dwarf of the same name in the German medieval epic poem The Song of the Nibelungs, overlaid with elements from the Norse sagas. A-Z of Wagner: A is for Alberich 2013-01-16T17:13:07Z

When he was only 10, he posited a theory to his father on the development of medieval kingdoms. William H. McNeill, Professor and Prolific Author, Dies at 98 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

By outfitting Old Testament warriors in medieval armor, the book implicitly linked the crusaders to ancient Jewish leaders who were interpreted as prefiguring Jesus and anticipating the triumph of Christianity. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

The medieval alleys, winding lanes, churches, shops and tidy buildings in Nikolai Viertel were completely destroyed by Allied bombing in World War II. In Berlin, the past and present collide on a mother-son trip 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

A bumpkin in medieval sackcloth smokes a Lucky Strike. Geoffrey Farmer: The Surgeon and the Photographer; Marcel Dzama: Puppets, Pawns and Prophets – review 2013-04-06T23:05:12Z

The sculpture is modeled after a medieval bell tower, though it also resembles the kind of jumbotron seen at sports arenas. LAX unveils public art by Ball-Nogues, Mark Bradford and Pae White 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Throughout “Wonders Will Never Cease,” Irwin embeds lines and episodes from dozens of poems, legends and medieval romances. Review | For fans of ‘Game of Thrones,’ a new novel set amid the War of the Roses 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

Several tales about girls oppressed by step-relations appear in “The Arabian Nights,” a medieval compendium of Middle Eastern fables. Cinderella gets to go to the ball — in Seattle Opera production 2013-01-03T20:22:20Z

Built on stilts, with a pitched roof, it echoes Vieux Lille’s medieval heart, but with a great deal more humour. Lille wonder: a whistle-stop tour of a Franco-Belgian jewel 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z

A plaque next to the cell calls Joliet the “last of the Illinois medieval prisons.” Outside Chicago, historic Old Joliet Prison is open for tours — at least for now 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Much of that framework comes from the way Martin constructed his novels, which include elements of his favorite medieval fantasy literature and historical fiction — with a particular focus on “realism.” Reveling in the darkness: “True Detective,” “Game of Thrones” and the missing critique in TV’s cult of gritty realism 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

In museums, medieval art can seem remote, because it was never made for museums. The middle ages invented fine art ... and Britain itself 2012-08-08T15:40:27Z

No medieval religion practiced human sacrifice, as Melisandre’s cult of the “Lord of Light” does. Don't Root for the Game of Thrones White Walkers Just Yet 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

There’s no word yet on whether he spends the entire time wandering around a faux medieval Scottish landscape with the scars of battle still visible on his flesh. The 75 films we're most excited about in 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Through Rotten, “I learned about that punk spirit,” said Boon, who still lives in Peterborough, a medieval city in the east of England. Becoming Johnny Rotten, When John Lydon Would Rather You Didn’t 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z

Martin's best-selling series of fantasy novels about wars waged between noble houses in a fictional medieval universe. With swords and suds, 'Game of Thrones' spurs sales for HBO 2013-09-20T19:44:18Z

The diagnosis that Dürer offers is rooted in medieval medicine. D?rer's Melencolia I ? a masterpiece, and a diagnosis 2011-03-18T10:52:50Z

Its repertoire included the group’s new songs, an a cappella medieval dirge, a girl-group remake, Charles Mingus pieces, blues tunes and traditional ballads. John Renbourn, Eclectic Guitarist Who Founded the Pentangle, Dies at 70 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

He showed me the remains of a medieval monastery ringed with olive trees, explaining that papal documents from the 12th century attest to the existence of olive trees there. In Umbria, an Italian Olive Oil Worth the Accolades 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

“Magnificent,” our reviewer, Marjorie Ingall, called this absorbing, elegant novel about a young medieval gentlewoman on the run from an obsessed friar who wants to burn her at the stake for heresy. Notable Children’s Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

Stomping around naked must be good for business, though, because he quickly makes a name for himself as a kind of medieval private investigator. Review | ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ is the fantasy epic everyone will be talking about 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

I found the genuine articles in the municipal museum, a modern building constructed around a deep medieval cistern. The Other Algarve 2013-07-19T16:35:02Z

Competing approaches to medieval interpretation were on offer too. Critic?s Notebook: A Festival Brings the Obscure to the Fore, With a Global Touch 2011-06-20T21:59:21Z

The two cultures did not proceed in succession, with literary humanism superseding the medieval, scholastic world of the law, he argued. Ronald G. Witt, Who Gave the Renaissance a New Birthdate, Dies at 84 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

Following this account, Miles begins to summarize 2,000 years of intellectual history, from medieval times through the Reformation, the rise of science and Western Christians’ recognition that other cultures existed besides their own. Faith and Reasons: Two Authors Explore the Persistence of Religious Feeling 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

One thing I found charming is that a medieval commentator began his essay with a poem—an acrostic of his name. What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

“Indeed, their issuing authorities, beneficiaries and witnesses provide a cross-section of medieval England’s ruling elites.” Original King John charter discovered in northern England 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z

It was perhaps an ill-timed argument, as Rushdie is certainly not the only person to commonly use "medieval" to describe ideas that are backward and uninformed. Salman Rushdie says he'll 'get medieval' on Times Literary Supplement 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

Or maybe in medieval times, 12 people really was a crowd. TV review: The Pillars of the World and The Secret Millionaire 2010-10-18T05:45:00Z

Open days at the site saw long queues, even though there was little to see except fragmentary foundations of the medieval Grey Friars and a small, grave-shaped hole in the scruffy tarmac. Richard III: unveiling day arrives for skeleton that would be king 2013-02-03T14:57:25Z

It goes medieval, the rows now more linear and ordered. Alone in the City: a Christmas Day walk around London 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

Let’s reproduce right now and travel to India and medieval Europe all we want! Sex, scents and pheromones 2012-05-19T19:01:00Z

The Dillons’ work was characterized by stylistic diversity, with influences ranging over African folk art, Japanese woodcuts, old-master paintings and medieval illumination. Leo Dillon, Illustrator of Children’s Books, Dies at 79 2012-05-31T04:57:16Z

York's medieval Mystery Plays are a surreal mix. York Mystery Plays 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z

Within its medieval walls, Krakow’s Old Town converges on one of the most charismatic squares in Europe: the Main Market Square. Krakow: The heart and soul of Poland 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

His popular fame did not diminish the respect with which he was regarded, especially among those involved in the archaeology and history of landscapes and settlements of the medieval period, his core interests. Mick Aston, archaeologist at the heart of Channel 4's Time Team 2013-06-25T16:35:38Z

It was a commercial venture by a group of Bristol investors because the city's medieval cemeteries were bursting, swelled by thousands who died in a cholera epidemic. Victorian cemetery opens to visitors following ?5m restoration 2010-04-28T23:10:00Z

Kosovo has long been called “Serbia’s Jerusalem” because of the important medieval monasteries, like Gracanica, within its borders. The Medieval Monasteries of Kosovo 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

Python nerds learn which hilarious scenes were shot in one take and why they replaced a medieval soundtrack with “cliché music from a film library.” Review | Eric Idle recalls adventures as a Python in ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

She is part of a curatorial team organizing a group of exhibitions focusing on medieval books and fragments acquired by collectors in the Boston area. Yale Buys Collection of Scattered Medieval Pages 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

It’s dominated by a moated castle that’s a great medieval experience. Sweden’s Glass Country sparkles 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

That was the challenge faced by about two dozen people on Monday night who took part in “Pilgrimage,” a modern-day version of that medieval peregrination. In Make Music Winter, Critics Find Their Inner Yodelers and Pilgrims 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

The Günsberger brothers whiz past medieval synagogues and the Jewish Town Hall on motorcycles emblazoned with the tagline: “Our hogs are kosher.” New Kosher Shop Is a Prague Pioneer 2010-07-23T10:00:00Z

The old town’s three miles of medieval shopping arcades, built from local sandstone, allow city folk to shop in comfort, protected from the elements. A local’s guide to Berne, Switzerland: 10 top tips 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

We often use the New World potato instead of eggplant, while leeks, a favorite ingredient of Spain’s medieval Jews who grew it abundantly in home gardens, make the dish. Why we need eggs at Passover 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

The milliner Stephen Jones said the same before a show of Edward Crutchley’s work, held inside a medieval guild hall devoted to London’s skinners, and most notable for its hats. In London, Cheetos Tans and a Codpiece Are in Fashion 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

But while it takes place in a medieval realm of wizards and dragons, it is not exactly Mr. Groening’s answer to “Game of Thrones.” Matt Groening Goes Medieval With New Series, ‘Disenchantment’ 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

In it, they synthesize research from across the field to correct the popular view of medieval Europe as primitive, violent, drudgery-ridden — and entirely white. Medieval Scholars Spar on a Modern Battlefield: Twitter 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

I like them hurled at 50 miles an hour by a medieval weapon. Smasher, Smasher, How Do Your Pumpkins Throw? 2010-10-21T18:02:00Z

In the perfectly preserved tiny medieval walled town of Monteriggioni, we checked into a pilgrims’ hostel and put our aching feet up just as a fresh fall of rain splattered the town square. On the Via Francigena in Tuscany, Monasteries and Fellowship 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Reynard is the fox of medieval fable, inspiring Paul Mellon’s poem, “The Fox & The Rabbit.” Review | Two rarely seen paintings offer a peek into the very private world of Paul and Bunny Mellon 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

Measuring time through the use of a carefully controlled falling weight — a variation on water clocks that had been developed in China and the lands of medieval Islam — resulted in a profound transformation. Museum Review: National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, Pa. - Review 2011-09-08T22:42:06Z

Besides, he takes to the place's medieval flavor straightaway. "The Walking Dead" plops Daryl Dixon in a zombie-infested France. But he's no ugly American 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z

Philip Gladwell's lighting and Tom Gibbons' sound, with its medieval chants, effectively disguise the joins in the fragmented narrative. The Spire – review 2012-11-12T12:23:08Z

In the great medieval hill towns like Bevagna, Assisi and Todi, built by counts and cardinals to show off their wealth, there are restaurants with professional chefs who cook in a modern, creative style. Umbria, Italy’s Best-Kept Culinary Secret, Is Budding 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

May 14, 2010, Luxury Golf Resort Opens In Sicily The southern coast of Sicily is better known for its medieval fishing villages and ancient archaeological sites. Luxury Golf Resort Opens In Sicily 2010-05-14T19:00:00Z

Sicily is a place of ancient blood feuds, medieval rituals and Greek tragedies. Review: ‘L’Attesa’ (‘The Wait’) Turns Life Into a Ghost Story 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

The orchestra does about 35 performances per season, with lots of commissioned works and inventive programs that have spanned medieval music to Stockhausen. At the Piano, and Under the Hood 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

A country sprinkled with aqueducts and amphitheatres, medieval piazzas and renaissance palazzos devotes far less of its budget to their conservation than others with less to boast. Italy's abundance of heritage sites leads to indifference 2010-12-03T19:14:00Z

At one point or another, most of Europe’s great cities — Paris, London, Rome, Florence, Milan, Barcelona, Vienna and many more — were all contained within walls, constructed during ancient and medieval times to defend against invaders. In Europe’s border walls, a divided history and a united future 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

Two of the most celebrated examples of medieval Bibles are now on view in New York museums. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Architecture will never die completely: It’s existed as a calling, in various forms, at least since the medieval master builder. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z

Existential questions arise when beholding the towering astronomical clock inside Strasbourg’s iconic medieval Notre Dame cathedral. 36 Hours in Strasbourg, France 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

A heavily psychological text rooted in medieval Danish legend and a wealth of stunning, post-Wagnerian music rich in counterpoint and orchestral color deepen the complexity. Schoenberg’s ‘Gurrelieder’ in Full Glory 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

The medieval Irish festival of Samhain was held at the beginning of November, to mark harvest and the end of the year's light. What the months of the year mean to me 2010-12-17T08:30:00Z

Talbot’s music borrows from many references, like the choreography; a little Asian, a little Central European, a little medieval. ‘The Winter’s Tale’ dazzles with its visual drama, choreography 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Their martial character makes them an interesting complement and possible counterweight to the medieval religious art at the Cloisters. The Week Ahead: Nov. 13 ? 19 2011-11-11T14:58:50Z

Later in the evening, guest were greeted by two trumpeters in medieval attire at the Metropolitan Club on 60th Street. They Found the Harbor for Their Hearts 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

The medieval chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth claimed Merlin brought the stones from Ireland; the romantic artists Blake and Constable powerfully pictured this mystic place Stonehenge is a circle that shapes a landscape. Circle of light: how Stonehenge shapes a landscape 2012-07-16T16:09:21Z

In pointed-arch windows medieval and Renaissance stained glass is being reinstalled; sun will stream through heraldry symbols for Walpoles and Tudor and Elizabethan royals. Antiques: Horace Walpole?s London Home Is Restored 2010-04-15T21:29:00Z

“National interest supplanted the medieval notion of a universal morality.” How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

Borrowing aesthetic motifs from earlier art, like medieval and Renaissance painting, Ms. Bruguera’s tableau vivant asks you to “stop looking and start thinking” about politics, history and violence. 16 Art Exhibitions to View in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

But we also had reminders of how, in the medieval world of Thrones, fire has a primal significance. Game of Thrones Watch: Fire, Meet Ice 2012-06-04T14:44:21Z

The exquisitely medieval look of this staging, which this St. Petersburg company presented on Thursday to open its two-week season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is marvelously right, and other balletic felicities abound. Mariinsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

This is not what’s happening, physically, but it makes sense as a metaphor: a medieval manuscript, because it was made by hand, is necessarily an original, even when it is a copy of something else. The Unsolvable Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Later sliding panels of similar design suggest a fearsome medieval war machine. Music: 'Les Hugenots,' Making Operatic History Again 2011-06-21T11:21:41Z

Whether they’re cowboys, cops, robbers, medieval knights or garden-variety Americans, the denizens of Planet Maxwell talk in a forthright, emphatic prose that rings hollow in the mouths of its speakers. Review: In Richard Maxwell’s ‘The Evening,’ Going Gentle Into the Night, or Not 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

The book charts the chaste love affair between a medieval monarch and the soulful Zabibah, who lives unhappily with her abusive husband. Sacha Baron Cohen to star in film of Saddam Hussein novel 2011-01-20T16:39:32Z

I keep imagining icebergs, geysers and medieval churches flickering on the walls of a society editor’s Greenwich parlor. Treasure Hunting Along the Old Canal 2011-07-07T21:28:24Z

During the medieval period the entry of Islam in the subcontinent brought with it a Persian tradition of poetry, painting and music that spread from Afghanistan southwards. Ravi Shankar's music was a world apart from the hippy culture that embraced it 2012-12-12T16:00:00Z

Each panel depicts busy little figures ingeniously framed by all sorts of medieval architectural elements: columns, curtains, stone walls, turrets and so on. Exhibitions of Medieval Biblical Masterworks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Roman mentions a study done that showed that First World War infantry equipment was actually heavier than what most medieval soldiers would carry into battle. “Game of Thrones” in combat: How realistic are the show’s epic fight scenes? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

She describes working a string of part-time jobs to help her family, including one at a medieval banquet hall, where she had to wear a ruffled costume that kept falling down her skinny frame. In a Memoir, the Impeachment Witness Fiona Hill Recounts Her Journey From ‘Blighted World’ to White House 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

A Museum of London curator holding the medieval roof finial found on a bank of the Thames. Medieval roof finial found beside Thames 2010-08-03T11:30:00Z

"For example, the Gospel of Mary fragment argues that women should have a leadership role in the Christian church, a view which the medieval Church tried to suppress," she said. Faces of Egyptian mummies on show 2012-07-18T13:04:52Z

A Turkish engineer and his son, meanwhile, theorize that the script is a phonetic transcription of a medieval Turkish dialect and plan to publish a paper on their findings in 2020. The strange quest to crack the Voynich code 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z

Professor Robert Bartlett . . . conveyed the strangeness and excitement of medieval history. Last night's TV 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z

But the designs add a different problem: They change “Giselle” by setting it in the 19th century instead of the late medieval era. Pacific Northwest Ballet Offers a Multilayered ‘Giselle’ 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Walter Scott created his medieval castle — one with every modern convenience — from the remains of an old farmhouse called Clarty Hole. Jane Austen Has Left the Building — and So Have Dickens and Waugh 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

Their route brings them to the gates of Jerusalem, which, with its pink brick walls and candy-striped cathedral, looks very much like medieval Siena. Art Review: ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ at Museum of Biblical Art 2012-08-10T04:40:08Z

She also examines the meal during the medieval period, and traces the appearance of luncheon to the later 18th century. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 12-16 November 2012-11-12T08:09:51Z

Umberto Eco, an Italian scholar in the arcane field of semiotics who became the author of best-selling novels, most notably the blockbuster medieval mystery “The Name of the Rose,” died on Friday in Italy. Umberto Eco, Italian Semiotician and Best-Selling Author, Dies at 84 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

If she were a medieval poet, you'd say she expressed the sorrows of the daughters of Eve. Paula Rego: my hero 2012-08-24T21:45:09Z

The conversation turns into an emotionally fraught confrontation that tackles the issues of parental responsibility, youth violence and schoolyard bullying, with a strange detour into the world of medieval poetry. ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: ‘Gidion’s Knot’ 2014-04-21T17:54:33Z

The building's neogothic doors provided the blueprint for the softwood replicas that add a touch of medieval fantasy to his current show.  Artist of the week 83: Rupert Ackroyd 2010-04-15T11:51:00Z

"It would be very boring to play Satan like some medieval pantomime villain," Hawley adds. York Mystery Plays: God and his friend the devil 2012-08-07T17:10:55Z

On Friday afternoon at the Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum’s medieval collection in Upper Manhattan, a talented group of performers made a convincing case that there was something decidedly operatic happening far before the Renaissance. Music Review: ‘The Play of Daniel’ at the Cloisters 2013-01-13T21:22:12Z

They all have something of interest, from Richard Wagner memorials, old castles and medieval fortifications, to caves, grottos and even health spas. Lockdown escapes: where I’ll visit when this is over 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z

The mazelike interior walls — a monument to medieval paranoia designed to keep invaders from reaching the court’s inner sanctum — were cleared of rubble. Critic?s Notebook: Preserving Heritage, and the Fabric of Life, in Syria 2010-12-26T22:35:14Z

There were dissonances that went beyond those encountered in medieval music, but they always sounded like a natural outgrowth of the ancient modes. Music Review: JACK Quartet at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-12-19T22:09:52Z

There was an active Cold War bunker under Dover Castle, whose history dates back to medieval times, that is open to visitors a few weekends per year. Across Britain, Silent Relics of the Cold War 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

His preface added an authentic British touch to the shenanigans about bumbling medieval knights on a quest for the Holy Grail who find any excuse to make musical mayhem. 'Spamalot' a summer treat at Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z

The previous Punchdrunk mask was leering, avian, a variation of those worn by medieval plague doctors. ‘Sleep No More’ Awakens After a Long Hibernation 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

A medieval trade city, Delft’s main canal circles the old town. 6 Places in Europe Offering Shelter From the Crowds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

When I went from industrial Wrexham to visit Cambridge, I thought the medieval college I was berthed in looked just like Gormenghast. Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake: master of the dark arts 2011-07-15T13:23:09Z

But at last week’s autumn/winter shows in Paris – as medieval gown followed woodland warrior dress – the Westeros influence seemed difficult to deny. Fashion’s Game of Thrones fans bring the dragon queen onto the catwalk 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

Tracks featured on the album were also apparently inspired by the medieval document, in particular the line: "To no one will We Sell, to no one will We deny or delay, right or justice." Samsung owners hear new album first 2013-07-04T10:37:35Z

Three seconds later, we are inside the deserted building that houses some 2,300 paintings, from the medieval age to the start of the 20th century. Frederick Wiseman Turns to National Gallery in London for His Latest Documentary 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

Champing started four years ago at All Saints in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, a grade I-listed medieval church with limestone arches inside and carved birds and beasts on the exterior. Give us this day our daily bed: the rise of camping in church 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z

MURTEN, SWITZERLAND: The finest medieval ramparts in Switzerland surround the town of Murten, with breezy outdoor cafes, posh shops and a romantic castle overlooking Lake Murten and rolling vineyards in the distance. The great walled towns of Europe 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lang is known for music of guileless transparency and stillness: qualities that are often associated with medieval style. Review: Pérotin and Lang, 800 Years Apart, at Trinity Church 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

It didn’t seem to know whether to focus on some of the mystical elements hinted at in the first few episodes or critique medieval religious zealotry. The Bastard Executioner: why FX's period drama got the chop 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

The program’s four works explored Ms. Saariaho’s interests in medieval arts and sacred texts from all religions. Review: A Composer’s Mystical Music Gets the Space It Demands 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

The Old Town still trades heavily on its medieval past but, throughout the city, a 21st-century vibe is becoming increasingly apparent. Tallinn, Estonia - 36 Hours 2012-03-08T18:02:18Z

In this book, I have little chapters on, say, medieval medicine, or punishment, or medieval humour, simply to convey the broad continuities that underlie this bewildering range of events. Peter Ackroyd: 'I just want to tell a story' 2011-08-25T13:51:05Z

More germane, and more interesting, is how a girl capable of delivering vast soliloquies on medieval saints and late-stage capitalism came to be a high school dropout serving weird pies. One Apartment Building, Many Lives 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

Its origins are virtually medieval, the protagonists are locked into deadpan mode, and the chances of reconciliation stand at zero: everything, in short, that you want from a celebrity tiff. A Shambolic, Kind of Fabulous Oscars Ceremony 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

While the production is too insistent on its portrait of medieval Scotland as hell on earth, it compensates with arresting human detail. Macbeth 2010-04-30T20:35:00Z

A lot of it was done as in medieval or byzantine art – as simply as possible: the emotional and spiritual aura of each character was what we were concerned with. How we made: Peter Sellars and William Christie on Theodora 2012-08-27T18:00:03Z

The first hard truth: There is no single Key — it's more of an Unwieldy Keyring of Success, the jangling hoop your assistant principal wore like a medieval weapon. The Great American Dream Value Menu: The hard truths nobody tells young people about their dreams 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

Ms. Redpath studied medieval history at the University of Edinburgh and sang, she told The Times in 1988, for “beer money.” Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

“Donald Trump is all things to all people,” he told me in his Greenwich Village apartment recently, under the gaze of his ample collection of European church statues from the medieval to the Baroque periods. Andres Serrano Lets Objects Do the Talking 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

The Swedes dominated the country from medieval times until 1809, when they lost it to the Russians, who held it until 1917. Helsinki holds its own among Nordic capitals 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

In the kingdom of Grime—as it was in the medieval courts—self-love is not so vile a sin as self-neglect. Stormzy at Glastonbury: King Michael Wears His Crown 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

Often, the costumes incorporated elements from Japanese culture, particularly the silhouette of the kimono and the bold aesthetics of medieval samurai warlords. Kansai Yamamoto, Designer With Ziggy Stardust as a Client, Dies at 76 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

Rappaccini is a nasty botanist in medieval Padua, who confines his daughter Beatrice to a walled garden filled with poisonous plants. Ten of the best: walled gardens 2011-01-29T00:06:17Z

The claim was propagated during medieval times by so many respected naturalists and scholars that it took nearly four centuries before it was satisfactorily debunked. Why Fighting Fake News With the Facts Might Not Be Enough 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

According to Riley, weeding goes back at least to the medieval period. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

Take an ivy-covered medieval ruin with later accretions. Men from the Ministry by Simon Thurley – review 2013-06-20T10:01:01Z

Leonardo da Vinci's role in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is that of a medieval Q, supplying gadgets and prototype weaponry for use in battle with the Borgias. This week's new games 2011-03-19T00:06:33Z

Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, “Delta” is sometimes laughable but often admirable. Movie Review | 'Delta': Trouble in the Village 2010-03-12T04:48:00Z

Mural after mural presents scenes from Nordic mythology and medieval German romances that Wagner drew on in his operas. Critic’s Notebook: Exploring Bavaria and the Busoni International Piano Festival 2012-09-07T23:47:51Z

White’s witchy side is not unfamiliar to devotees of Stevie Nicks, who favored white dresses trailing bell-shaped sleeves worthy of a medieval sorceress. Summer’s Color Forecast: Whiteout Conditions 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

It’s a storybook area with castles and ruins and rolling hills, and I really loved the architecture — the medieval castles were in such good shape. Jon Bon Jovi Loves France and Wine (and Now Has His Own Label) 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

I wouldn’t want to go medieval: no toilets. Ice-T: 'What's my favourite smell? Money' 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

How could medieval monasteries use them to coordinate prayer six or seven times a day? Museum Review: National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, Pa. - Review 2011-09-08T22:42:06Z

They’re actually abundant at the Cloisters, the medieval branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they appear on tapestries and will frolic through the imagination of many a visitor this weekend. Spare Times for Children for May 24-30 2013-05-23T22:07:57Z

I thought he did excellently in "The Thirteenth Warrior" too, playing a medieval Arabic traveler, and the lead. Antonio Banderas Doesn’t Think You’ll Remember Him. Not Yet. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

SAT-SUN The Barony of Aquaterra hosts medieval tournaments, youth activities, archery, vendors and demonstrations of medieval skills, beer garden, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-01-23T17:16:45Z

In stark contrast, late medieval compendiums of saints’ lives, notably Jacobus de Voragine’s “The Golden Legend,” present entire church calendars of resolutely chaste, determinedly self-sacrificing female martyrs. Review | ‘The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith’ toppled the standardized Great Man tradition of biography 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Most modern medieval movies and TV series are unthinkable without that Wagnerian aspect. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

The medieval church had sealed Lister’s de facto marriage to a woman when the couple took communion at its altar. Recognition at last for Gentleman Jack, Britain’s ‘first modern lesbian’ 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z

In 1200, a church and medieval fortifications went up, and are still intact. On the French Riviera, Fitzgerald Found His Place in the Sun 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

It took its name from masked critics of ruling monarchs in medieval France. The long, winding road to marriage equality: From the Mattachine Society to ACT UP to “Ellen,” they all helped make it possible 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

Where medieval art was communal, Renaissance art was selfish – the plaything of plutocrats. Did the aesthetic rebels get Ruskin wrong? 2011-03-29T16:14:06Z

This medieval romance is saddled with a creaky libretto, but musically it is full of treasures, hinted at in the popular overture. Russell Platt: Classical Music This Summer 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

In the era of Genghis Khan, Mongol warriors ate pickled sheep eyes, while in medieval Europe physicians recommended raw eels and bitter almonds. Everything you ever wanted to know about hangovers (but were too queasy to ask) 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

When medieval painters incorporated memento mori into their compositions—the skull dabbed into a portrait of courtly gents, say—they were proclaiming, “Beware earthly delights, for hell is everlasting!” Meeting Death with Words 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

If given time to mature – and I’m sure it will be – this could become a complicated political drama about the different scheming interests of medieval Wales trying to gain the upper hand over each other. The Bastard Executioner: latest medieval drama won't slay you 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

The libretto’s medieval Antwerp is not so different from the Germany that blindly followed its own Führer. Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Uses the Word ‘Führer.’ Keep It There. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z

The settings of marginal poetry by medieval monks run the gamut from austere to earthy, and Bradley dove into each mood with enthusiasm. Review | At the Kennedy Center, soprano Michelle Bradley navigates risk and reward 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

With their street murals and independent designers, the narrow lanes of the medieval Patershol neighborhood showcase Ghent’s creative side. 36 Hours in Ghent 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

In response to the spareness of the medieval architecture at the Cloisters she developed a pared-down palette of steps suggesting ritual, but no specific spiritual tradition. An Odissi Dancer Charts New Paths in ‘the Land of Discovery’ 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

The Catholic church recently revived their medieval handbook for the dying, Ars Moriendi, now illustrated with drawings of happy families rather than demons, like the original, and handily available in the form of a website: artofdyingwell.org. How to die well | Johannes Klabbers 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

Its settings spanned medieval England to the first world war. Blackadder new series on the cards, says Tony Robinson 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

That same year, the Royal Shakespeare Company drew similar criticism for casting just three Asian actors in a new adaptation of “The Orphan of Zhao,” a medieval epic sometimes called the Chinese “Hamlet.” ‘Chairs and a Long Table,’ About Slighting Asians Onstage 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

Ms. Saariaho has always been adept at weaving together acoustic and electronic sounds, and here she adds tastes of medieval harmonies and North African rhythms. Your Guide to a Met Opera Milestone 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

The use of makam was integrated into medieval Islamic medicine as early as the 9th century, when scholar and philosopher Al Farabi discussed and catalogued the effect of different musical modes on body and psyche. Turkish doctors call the tune with traditional musical cures 2011-08-28T15:07:10Z

Now it’s pleasingly sleepy, with a medieval arcaded high street and a huge monthly antiques market. The sleepy side of the Italian Riviera 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

He scoured antique shops and thrift stores for inspiration for his cheeky yet sumptuous pieces, which mixed animal and human forms and invoked African influences with medieval and galactic imagery. Terry Castro, a Proud Outsider in the Jewelry World, Dies at 50 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

It seems weird to say this about a medieval fantasy show set in a world with dragons, but "House of the Dragon" does a great job answering this question. Alicent Hightower of "House of the Dragon" is the Karen of Westeros 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

But Umbria, with its mountainous terrain and medieval hilltowns, offers some of Italy’s best walking and we’re looking forward to quiet paths, ancient forests, clear streams and stunning views. Walking in Italy: on the trail of Saint Francis of Assisi 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

The factory never really worked properly, but let's pretend it did.Suddenly we see a medieval, carved George and the Dragon, miraculously suspended in mid-air. Phantom Ride: Simon Starling's Tate Britain time machine 2013-03-11T18:08:11Z

A shepherd boy kills the son of a lord, setting off a power struggle among the religious and secular elites of their medieval town. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z

The Ayatollah's subsequent 10-year theocracy was not the medieval throwback so often portrayed in the west, however. Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century by Christian Caryl – review 2013-07-07T07:01:13Z

Puppetry, fire effects and actors will recreate key events and people from the Coventry Blitz to the medieval tradesmen who worked in the area. Theatre picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z

Maybe the audience for sprawling medieval fantasy, even when it’s medium grade, is simply that large. Review: ‘The Witcher,’ a Netflix Heavy Hitter, Finally Returns 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

“A lot of people think of Lear classically as being in some sort of medieval world where people wear rough-hewn clothes. I want the world to be recognisable – not recognisable physically, but psychologically.” From the Godfather to Shakespeare’s mad king – Al Pacino takes on Lear 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z

The Red Rose versus White Rose medieval armies were represented as that flower on a sweater. Special Report: Fashion: The Discreet Return of the Bourgoisie 2011-03-06T18:55:47Z

Like Sayers, Eileen Power remains too little known, even by those who have benefited from her splendid scholarship on medieval women. The Power Women of Mecklenburgh Square 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

A stone medieval knight was posted near the front door. A Monk’s Interests Captured on Camera 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

The medieval world was dying an uneasy death, but magic remained an option, a direction, and a technology not yet rendered obsolete. My book was a bad idea 2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

Her shaming was loosely based on Jane Shore, the 15th-century mistress of Edward IV who, dressed only in her underclothes, did a penance walk through late medieval London. Jeb’s medieval politics of shame: Upholding a long tradition of keeping women and girls in line 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

In addition to inflicting well over a thousand casualties, the raid virtually destroyed the city’s medieval heart, including the 14th-century St. Michael’s Cathedral. NSO brilliant in performance of Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Today Silves is twinned with the Moroccan city of Marrakesh for cultural exchanges, but the ultimate Moorish experience is the annual medieval fair, which takes place this year from Aug. 2 to 11. The Other Algarve 2013-07-19T16:35:02Z

Since 1066, every British monarch except Edward V and Edward VII has been crowned at Westminster Abbey, the medieval church in London that is at the very heart of British culture. Royal Reads: 6 Books About British Monarchs and Coronations 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

In medieval times, carols were not just songs, but also folk dances, performed by wandering musicians accompanied by singers. For scenes out of an old-fashioned Christmas card, celebrate the holiday in England 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

A U.S. federal judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Germany over claims of the Nazi-era theft from Jewish dealers of a celebrated collection of gilded medieval art treasures. U.S. court approves lawsuit against Germany over claims of Nazi art theft 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

This late medieval fragment would still look miraculous. National Gallery's forgeries are the real deal 2010-07-01T14:45:00Z

“Her voice, laconic, flip, with an edge of cruelty, is always entertaining, and in the medieval setting of Lapvona, she’s able to indulge her interest in the grotesque.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

The following morning, my husband and baby stayed behind at the hotel as I drove to Bagno Vignoni, a medieval village built on thermal waters from an aquifer and popular since the Roman empire. Tuscany Without the Crowds 2010-03-05T03:55:00Z

Behind the story of “Giselle” lie the still dismaying, well-attested historical accounts of dance mania that caused deaths in the Rhineland in the late medieval and early Renaissance eras. Dance Review: Two Top Giselles, Back to Back 2011-05-29T22:49:01Z

This is, essentially, the equivalent of a medieval king in Europe going to the beach and burning a bonfire of crucifixes and holy relics. Game of Thrones Watch: Dark, and Full of Terrors 2012-04-02T11:06:12Z

The Mezquita, a mosque that was the earliest center of Moorish culture in medieval Spain, is the main draw in Cordoba. In Andalusia’s three key cities, one of history’s great architectural mash-ups 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

She knows that she can parlay one material commitment from a man into another, as if she were at a medieval marketplace exchanging salt for bread. What Edith Wharton Knew, a Century Ago, About Women and Fame in America 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z

More naked forms appear in two large circular configurations meant to replicate the stained-glass windows of medieval cathedrals. David LaChapelle: An Unexpected Life 2011-05-27T19:05:28Z

The medieval war between Cornwall and Ireland is rendered as a disco dance with a body count. Kneehigh Theater's ‘Tristan & Yseult’ 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

In medieval Latin, the verb sophisticare was used in relation to the dishonest tampering of goods, especially food. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

Imported by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, this was a spook house for grown-ups that transformed medieval England into a Land of Id that feels all too close to the here and now. The Best Theater of 2017 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

He believed he had inherited his role as a kind of lexical commander in chief from medieval monks, whose literacy in a mostly illiterate world demonstrated the extraordinary power of words to shape reality. Rammellzee?s Work and Reputation Re-emerge 2012-02-24T02:36:40Z

Periodically somebody would reach into a firebox whose interior looked like a medieval painting of hell and fill a scuttle with coals to set under one of the three stainless-steel grills. Sydney’s New Guard: Five Restaurants Leading the Way 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z

It is surrounded by medieval buildings, which in turn are surrounded by beautiful houses and theaters from the 19th century. Read Your Way Through Stockholm 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

A part of her, she said, might have wanted to dig deeper into the ugliness of medieval society in “Birdy” more than she ultimately did. Lena Dunham Channels a Voice of a (Different) Generation 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

The saintly voices and visions that instruct her, a medieval farm girl, to don armor and drive the English from France are merely the “dramatization by Joan’s imagination” of the “evolutionary appetite.” Review: In Shaw’s ‘Saint Joan,’ a Sane and Sensible Martyr 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

In addition to best-selling mysteries she wrote poetry, translated medieval French and Italian works, turned out thoughtful essays on religion and philosophy, lectured frequently. Taproot woos fans of Dorothy L. Sayers in upcoming 'Gaudy Night' 2012-09-12T23:05:04Z

As in the show’s other works, these characters are rendered on a beautiful old theater backdrop: in this case, a 20-foot wide swath of unstretched muslin bearing the image of a medieval chapel. Jim Shaw: ‘I Only Wanted You to Love Me’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

This version is inspired by sarde in saor, a classic Venetian dish whose ingredient list hints at the city’s role as a central port in the medieval spice trade. How to Make Your Thanksgiving Dinner Less Boring 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

Anchoring the rambling terrain is a medieval stone castle that, though updated over the years, retains much of its historic character. Extraordinary Homes for Sale Around the World 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

A sublime pyrotechnic display, it destroyed the medieval Palace of Westminster, home to Parliament for eight centuries, and marked the end of an age. The Day Parliament Burned Down by Caroline Shenton – review 2012-10-05T21:55:06Z

Model: Based on the medieval memento mori, the watch offers a sobering message, “Remember you will die,” across its hands, along with a mirrored dial to remind its wearer that life is fleeting. A Watch With Snob Appeal for Under $1,000? Six Watch Insiders Offer Picks 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

Women were pretty feisty in medieval Scotland … Princess Merida in Brave. A Scottish historian on Brave 2012-08-29T17:53:15Z

The winner will be announced later Tuesday during a dinner ceremony at London's medieval Guildhall. Hilary Mantel favorite to take Booker novel prize 2012-10-16T12:16:04Z

I wonder now what I imagined about the world of The Three Musketeers, or Walter Scott's medieval tales, or The Scarlet Pimpernel, which I inhabited passionately at the age of the seven-year-old in this story. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – review 2013-07-03T09:00:01Z

In the medieval section, men and women wore the heavy cloaks and unkempt locks of that era. Germany’s Christmas markets take yuletide spirit to another level 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Tachycardia collapses periods, combining an ostensibly medieval setting with a futurist streak. ‘The King and the Mockingbird,’ From Paul Grimault 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

The talk I heard about Piper was at Dartington Hall in Devon, an amazingly well-preserved medieval hall. In praise of the British art staycation 2010-08-04T14:43:00Z

Chaucer’s medieval classic unfolds as a storytelling battle among pilgrims traveling to the shrine of an English archbishop martyred in a church-and-state intrigue. She Didn’t Know How to Read, but Her Stories Captured History 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

The highlight is the abandoned medieval abbey on the island’s south side, an eerie Gothic edifice out of a ghost story. 36 Hours in Cannes, France 2013-04-18T20:53:11Z

She’s maybe more connected to medieval music, but with a very modern voice. She Wrote for the Piano’s Extremes: Bronfman on Ustvolskaya 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

Bronze Age gold jewelry dug up during turf cutting, Viking swords and medieval farming tools are all on display in this handsomely decorated Palladian structure that dates back to 1890. 36 Hours in Dublin 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

The architectural imperfections of medieval architecture have nothing to do with intentional corruptions to their design. Washington National Cathedral goes under the microscope

This was followed a year later by a piece based on a medieval Chester miracle play called The Fall of Lucifer. Geoffrey Burgon obituary 2010-09-22T18:10:00Z

For a second year, the coronavirus pandemic has scuttled the prize’s black-tie dinner ceremony at London’s medieval Guildhall. S Africa’s Galgut, US author Powers lead Booker Prize race 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

A simple, complete means of "whetting the appetite," the origins of the antipasti platter date back to medieval times in Italy, according to Saveur. How to put together an A+ antipasto platter 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

The city itself sat on the hill like a medieval Oz, the river wrapped around it like a moat. Overnighter: In Toledo, Layers of Spanish History 2012-12-21T16:56:55Z

And so did Shaw – though he regarded their illegible prescriptions as little more than the paraphernalia of medieval witchcraft. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z

In reality, the charming capital of West Flanders in northwestern Belgium is indeed tranquil, with swans gliding along medieval canals and cobblestone lanes dotted with lace shops and quiet cafes. A Weekend in Bruges: Beyond Cobbled Lanes and Medieval Canals 2012-02-23T16:11:54Z

For the most part, the stories in “Night at the Fiestas” are set in northern New Mexico, against a backdrop of the miracle-laden, medieval Hispanic Catholicism practiced in the region where my family is from. This Week in Fiction: Kirstin Valdez Quade 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

They were a little bit regal and a little medieval; “Game of Thrones” seen through urban eyes. Tommy Hilfiger, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, the Row and More Show at Fashion Week 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

In medieval England, when all the bounty of the land belonged by default to the throne, a warren was a license granted to the common people to hunt in a specified area. The Rabbit-Hole Rabbit Hole 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

New signs seem to sprout like weeds, without any apparent consideration of what's already there… Near me in Derbyshire there's an ugly big sign by a beautiful medieval church that just says: No Footpath. Warning: watch out for devious politicians and suspicious giraffes 2012-11-18T00:06:31Z

The fact that one of the members hails from an area with a rich folk tradition seems to have seeped into their music, which has a pagan-ish, medieval quality to it. August's best music from across the MAP 2012-08-15T08:00:00Z

The plant and animal motifs present everywhere in medieval architectural reliefs and wall decoration worked their way there into churches in France and Italy and England through the Parthian influence on late Roman visual culture. Review | ‘The World Between Empires’ helps dismantle the myths of Rome 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

A series called Nexo Knights puts medieval knights in a futuristic world. International Toy Fair: A crystal ball for what will be hot this holiday season 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Burke has no inclination to romanticize gangsters, no matter how well groomed: “They were brutal, stupid to the core, and had the visceral instincts of medieval peasants armed with pitchforks.” A Gumbo of Crime: From the Bayou to Britain 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Monumental stones, redolent of Stonehenge, are banked on one edge of the stage, and a church altar sits on the other—primitivism and enlightenment, a muddy medieval kingdom. Getting 'Macbeth' Right 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

An earnest primer on values that takes the whimsical form of a letter from an imaginary medieval knight to his children, it falls somewhere between celebrity vanity project and quirky philosophical commonplace book. Ethan Hawke: Actor, novelist — spiritual guide? 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

While each danced, it was all played as seriously as a medieval joust. Detroit Jit, a ’70s Street Dance Reborn and Revved Up 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z

From ancient autopsy rooms to glimmering Gothic chapels, medieval manuscripts to dark Baroque libraries, Europe’s universities can provide an intimate setting to experience some of history’s most impressive artifacts. Academic adventures: Visiting Europe’s top university sights 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

As the medieval church spread, the notion that baptism alone was sufficient for salvation was augmented by the repeatable sacraments of confession and communion, supported by the notorious doctrine of indulgences. ‘Born Bad’: How the idea that we’re all sinners has shaped Western culture 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

It’s both a stomping rock band and a mini-orchestra, complete with string section, accordion or medieval hurdy-gurdy as needed. The Arcade Fire, a Thriving Throwback 2010-07-28T16:09:00Z

We visit a medieval English alehouse and discover that our image is largely culled from romantic novels and cheesy Robin Hood films. Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

But, as Mr. Donadoni, the auction house specialist, said, potential buyers of something as old and rarefied — and as small — as a medieval manuscript are often stalled by one simple question. From the Monastery to the Auction Salesroom 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

The Gothic Evora cathedral is the largest medieval cathedral in Portugal. Overexposed: The castles of Sintra, Portugal. Underappreciated: The walled city of Evora. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

March 10 Paris: McQueen Was Here The final collection of the designer, who committed suicide on February 11, saw him returning to the historical past, in particular medieval symbols of faith and morality. Paris: A Rounder Season 2010-03-11T15:29:00Z

These stones antedate even the long-ago, medieval world in which this “Macbeth” is set. A Fast and Furious ‘Macbeth’ at Park Avenue Armory 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

This power is on display perhaps most stunningly in Jean Valjean’s wrenching “What Have I Done?” shot in a medieval chapel in London. They Dreamed a Dream: Les Misérables Is a Whole New Kind of Movie Musical 2012-12-04T17:00:00Z

Sismanidis also quoted medieval references to Aristotle's ashes being interred in his hometown. Greek archaeologist claims he's found the tomb of Aristotle 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

In times past, "self-improvement" referred to learning Spanish, taking an adult education course in medieval history, or expanding your vocabulary. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z

Best of all, it is a great spot to view the eclectic architecture of Tbilisi – the medieval fortress, crumbling Soviet houses and enormous modern constructions. 10 of the best rooftop bars in Europe: readers’ travel tips 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

Around Milan are lots of abandoned medieval villages. A Portrait of Italy Today Based on an American Thriller 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

“Meistersinger,” a medieval fantasy about a guild of singing masters that is arguably its composer’s most nationalistic work, struck Mr. Kosky as particularly daunting. A ‘Gay Jewish Kangaroo’ Takes on Wagner at Bayreuth 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

The premise can be taken literally, as an adventure in pseudoscience, or metaphorically, expressing an inchoate desire for a new German order founded on modern innovation and medieval magical thinking. Alchemy Amok in ‘Gold’ and Its Offspring, ‘The Magnetic Monster’ 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

Attributed to a minstrel called Blind Harry, the medieval epic The Wallace was the second bestselling book in Scotland after the Bible for several hundred years after its publication. William Wallace leads charge of TV history dramas 2013-07-20T12:10:37Z

A tiny medieval village with a population of just over 3,000, Óbidos is located on a hilltop and its narrow, winding streets are surrounded by a fortified wall. For an expansive sampling of Portugal, make Lisbon your home base — then plan day-trips to these coastal villages and medieval cities 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

But it manages to make Limoges enamels and Spanish medieval pottery fascinating and family friendly. 1000 kids | Art and design museums 2010-03-30T23:05:00Z

Juicy soap opera drama stuff, of course, all against a backdrop of medieval tapestries and CGI dragons. Whose truth? On "House of the Dragon," what is unseen often matters more than what's onscreen 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z

In the history of the book, illumination refers to the decoration of hand-copied manuscripts by medieval monks. Glowing praise in the dark for digital books 2010-08-30T14:13:00Z

When vivid, the contours of his sharp-edged shapes recall medieval tapestries and ancient mosaics as well as embroidered fabrics, children’s game boards and digital imagery from the early 1990s. A million points of dark: The thrilling pencil drawings of Eric Beltz 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

Sites of revolution had to be dealt with, the most flagrant being the dingy warren of medieval streets, familiar to Villon and Rabelais, on the Île de la Cité. The Invention of Paris by Eric Hazan and Parisians, by Graham Robb 2010-04-16T23:07:00Z

And when you watch the trailer do you, too, think of medieval artists’ fumbling attempts to draw cats, which often resulted in a grotesque mashup of human faces and feline bodies?” Box-office flop "Cats" gets a re-release 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

A small square hidden amid the labyrinthine alleys that snake through the city’s medieval quarter, it is home to no fewer than a half-dozen bars, two restaurants, a pizzeria and a gelateria. 36 Hours in Genoa, Italy 2010-05-27T22:03:00Z

It offers lots of medieval wonder to anyone hardy enough to hike up to the top where, amid sword ferns and broken ramparts, you’re practically alone in your own private castle ruins in the Alps. A tale of two delightful castles, in Germany and Austria 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

Without durable, waterproof oak gall ink — produced when wasps inject chemical irritants into trees — countless medieval and Renaissance manuscripts would have deteriorated into illegibility. Catch a Buzz With Two New Books About Bugs 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

Like other works describing weblike patterns, it suggests a stoner’s purely retinal fantasia, while also channeling the lush decorative splendors of medieval European and classic Islamic painting. Art Review: Picturing a Mind-Blowing World Made of Drugs 2010-10-07T21:19:00Z

Her use of shadows and modeling, however, draws from the European medieval and Renaissance masters whose styles the pre-Raphaelites endeavored to revive. In the galleries: The eclectic art of the Dominican disapora 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

“I’ve always loved medieval art and how medieval artists approach space and time,” he said in a Los Angeles Times interview late last year. Joe Sacco's 'The Great War' becomes a Paris subway mural 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Baum kept the rococo creatures of antique fairy tales — Munchkins and flying monkeys in place of gnomes and talking donkeys — while discarding the medieval morality. Oz Revisited – Part 2: How They Made It Wonderful 2013-09-17T15:44:25Z

According to several medieval cookbooks the most common of the sweet, spiced wines in the late middle-ages were still referred to as hippocras, with the term "mulled wine" coming later. How mulled wine went from ancient medicine to an Aussie winter warmer 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

The music evokes medieval song in halting phrases, backed by plush choral refrains. Review: A Newly Relevant ‘L’Amour de Loin’ at the Met 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Nothing conjures those medieval feelings of fresh food from the hearth like a dish that will keep itself warm on the table while you try not to burn yourself reaching for your drink. Giada's chocolate-packed skillet brownie is the gluten-free dessert you didn't know you needed 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Among the many visitors to Barrington Court before the pandemic were scores of U.S. tourists drawn by the estate’s medieval history and links to the TV adaptation of Ms. Mantel’s novels. The Mansion Is Closed Because of Covid. No One Told the Deer. 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sanders's approach to the story and the period combined elements of the medieval with the contemporary. The Carpetbagger: Below the Line: Dressing 'Snow White' 2013-01-23T18:28:49Z

The elegant Georgian symmetry of the New Town’s squares are divided from the twisting, dark alleyways of the medieval Old Town by the deep-cut gully of Princes Street Gardens. Read Your Way Through Edinburgh 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

Based on what we know about medieval moves, the ones busted in "We Light the Way" are authentic to the spirit of the age. A "House of the Dragon" wedding celebration turns into a crime scene, mainly due to the dancing 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

In order to set apart the diegetic music of the troubadour, she created a special mode that evokes medieval music. Past and Present, the Orpheus Myth Makes Us Rethink Music 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

Your hint: One of this lake’s most popular attractions is a medieval fortress, which became a political prison in the 16th century. In Transit: Guess Where This Is 2011-05-26T16:45:34Z

The medieval world is the most misunderstood and underrated of all cultural epochs. The middle ages invented fine art ... and Britain itself 2012-08-08T15:40:27Z

Anyway, she’s just seen her Nazi husband stabbed through the heart with the sharp metal sword of a statue of a medieval person while he’s on the rotating clock-tower wheel he’s been working on. Without Dave: Life After “Late Show with David Letterman” 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z

In medieval Europe, an honest man was thought to be able to submerge his arm in boiling water longer than a liar. Are polygraph tests reliable? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

Buckland Abbey, a former medieval Cistercian abbey, was the home of Drake, the sailor who circumnavigated the globe and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. It was given to the National Trust in 1946. Self-portrait bequeathed to National Trust is identified as lost Rembrandt 2013-03-18T06:00:05Z

With our iPhones and smart sneakers, how can we urban gum chewers still be so disgustingly medieval? I Quit Chewing Gum 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z

The program, called “Voices From the Island Sanctuary,” featured works written in the autonomous medieval ministate of Notre Dame, an important intellectual hub. Music in Review 2011-01-24T23:22:42Z

In Venice, his art mirrors the light-filled waters, the blazing sunsets, the dawn copper that filters in through medieval windows. Flesh in Venice: why there's no one like Titian 2010-07-30T12:05:00Z

Others said Mr. Fo was the heir of a much older dramatic line, deriving from itinerant clowns and bards who roamed across medieval Europe. Dario Fo, Italian playwright and ‘jester’ who won Nobel Prize, dies at 90 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

According to folklore, dogs of this breed once worked as rotisserie attendants, walking on medieval treadmills that rotated the spits holding meat over a fire. A Heavenly Respite at the Westminster Dog Show 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z

Although every hill appeared to be topped with a medieval town or an abandoned castle, I never tired of either. On Croatia’s Istria peninsula, a variety of historic influences meld into a beautiful present 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

But medieval Japanese culture is so alien to ours that a literal rendition would probably be nearly incomprehensible, so unfortunately it’s a necessary sacrifice. ‘The Tale of Genji’: The work of a brilliant widow 1,000 years ago 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

They are allegories: narrative vessels into which meanings and morals are packed like raisins in an oatmeal cookie; modern, secular equivalents of medieval lives of the saints; cautionary tales and beacons of aspiration. Review: ‘Steve Jobs,’ Apple’s Visionary C.E.O. Dissected 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

The Getty focuses on Greek and Roman antiquities, European paintings, French furnishings and decorative arts, drawings, photography and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Getty's Potts: Richest museum can't outbid far richer collectors 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

He creates what look like medieval or renaissance maps of modern cities. Unreal cities 2011-02-24T11:40:04Z

In a telephone interview, she spoke of the “enormous amounts of damaged works to be cared for,” among them thousands of medieval church bells seized by the Nazis that were to be melted into armaments. Not All Monuments Men Were Men 2014-01-29T18:13:42Z

Even in medieval times, a cathedral was never just a place to distribute Communion on Sundays but a vital civic and cultural center for the community it architecturally, and spiritually, dominated. #RefugeinMusic at St. John the Divine 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

Even during their heyday, their ultra-conspicuous album artwork felt baroque, dynastic, and absurd, like medieval portraiture made by the hand of a Y2K-era Rembrandt gifted an early edition of the Adobe Creative Suite. Review | Like most sequels, ‘Savage Mode II’ is an underwhelming blockbuster 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z

Brilliant feathers dazzle, not unlike the gold threads that made the tapestries of medieval and Renaissance Europe such splendiferous and imposing works of art. When are feathers worth more than gold? 'Kingdoms' exhibition answers with spectacular finds 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

Adjacent to the Riviera but seemingly worlds away, the medieval walled city of Aigues-Mortes is a mystical place. Medieval city on the sea is a repository of French history — and unexpected U.S. connections 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

In contrast, the nine effigies of 12th-century knights on the floor are dignified and serious, though they do look a bit like a medieval slumber party. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

MPs are being asked to choose between two versions of a royal charter – a medieval piece of constitutional nonsense that fudges the issue of statutory regulation. Leveson vote: no cause for hyperventilating 2013-03-17T23:46:18Z

The show also makes clear that medieval art incorporates both clothing and costume, or garments that were actually worn versus those meant to convey a fantasy. The Week Ahead: May 15 ? 21 2011-05-13T18:51:39Z

SAT-SUN Boat tours, tall ships, container ships, tugboats, seminars, Kid Zone, food vendors, medieval history pavilion, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-08-22T15:45:44Z

Nor is it anything like Italy’s Tuscany, where medieval towns, farmhouse inns and family wineries are scattered across the region. India’s Wine Country: A Charming Work in Progress 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

You get a real feel for the medieval world as you twist through its towers and ramble over its ramparts. Getting around the medieval yet very modern city of Ghent 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

A medieval castle built to protect Oslo, with battlements and prison grounds. Norway in the offseason: Overcast and underappreciated 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

The addition of the Breuer means that the Met is now steward to three major properties, including the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, which houses a separate collection of medieval art and artifacts. What’s in the box? The Met Breuer opens new possibilities in a dramatic art space 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Bagby has won deserved acclaim over the years for his one-man performance of “Beowulf,” which he speaks and sings while accompanying himself on a six-string medieval harp. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z

Charles’s tragedy is that he’s a prisoner of an ivory-tower notion of royalty as much as Shakespeare’s medieval figurine of a king, Richard II, was. Review: In ‘King Charles III,’ Glimpsing the Near Future of Monarchy 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

I liked the way he pressed one academic on the medieval belief that a disabled baby was the result of the wrong kind of sex. Rewind radio: Disability: A New History; Book of the Week – review 2013-06-01T17:00:03Z

More than just a style, though, it manifests a new kind of worldview, an immense leap from the static cosmos of the medieval mind to a new universe of constant change. Art Review: ‘Bernini: Sculpting in Clay’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-10-04T22:43:07Z

It is set in an alternate universe, and, more specifically, a medieval environment, while still keeping intact a big part of our world's history – something that, at times, can be quite baffling. The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman - review 2013-03-02T09:00:00Z

Clarke, 32, who plays Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen in the medieval fantasy series, spoke of her two brushes with death for the first time in a personal essay for The New Yorker magazine. 'Thrones' star Emilia Clarke reveals close brushes with death 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

She then packed it to the ceilings with Renaissance paintings, Roman sculptures, rococo furniture, modern drawings, medieval whats-its and Asian doodads, each as exactingly placed as a piece of mosaic. 2010-01-15T06:06:00Z

That disc centers on the 15th-century English song “The Cherry Tree Carol” and features medieval English and Irish works, and American songs inspired by them. Music Review: Noel in the Museum, Medieval Edition 2010-12-16T05:00:06Z

But Lucca, with its smattering of medieval towers framed by the green slopes of the Apennine Mountains, is an enchanting alternative. 6 Places in Europe Offering Shelter From the Crowds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

By contrast, although his follower’s work is a later painting it seems stiffly medieval. Painter of our greatest fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

The piece also has this wonderful plainsong entry and exit, underlining the fact that, in the 1940s, a lot of people were looking back to the idea of the medieval community. Benjamin Britten: a top 10 2013-01-09T19:30:01Z

He became an itinerant photographer of one of photography’s oldest subjects, the religious architecture of medieval Europe, and used the latest technology to capture the facades of these landmarks with an astounding clarity of detail. Viewing Europe’s Houses of Worship in Wild Detail 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

Several possibilities suggested themselves, from medieval torture device to a particularly inhumane way of catching fish. Restaurant Review: Via Carota in the West Village 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

Before dinner, work up an appetite strolling through Serralunga d’Alba, a sleepy village where medieval streets radiate from a slender brick castle with tall watchtowers. 36 Hours in Barolo, Italy 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Nigel Saul is just the right person to tell the story as experienced in England, with a row of academic studies as well as popular books on medieval English royals, nobles and gentry. For Honour and Fame: Chivalry in England 1066-1500 by Nigel Saul ? review 2011-07-22T21:55:04Z

“Curlew River” takes place in a church by a river in the Fenlands of England during medieval times. Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

This was still a young field of study in early colonial France, and his photographs of minarets and mosques in 1842 and 1843 offered an unprecedented record of medieval Islamic architecture. An 1840s Road Trip, Captured on Lustrous Silver 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

Edward Wilson-Lee, professor of medieval literature at Cambridge University’s Sydney Sussex College, relates all this and more in the absorbing, adventure-packed opening section of “The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books.” Review | The story of Christopher Columbus’s son, the ultimate completist 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

I know that kids aren’t flocking to Barnes & Noble to get their copies of the Icelandic sagas, but a lot of medieval literature is pretty weird and mystical and out there, and this stuff isn’t. ‘The Northman’ Wasn’t Easy to Make. But That’s How Robert Eggers Likes It. 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

Inside Westminster Hall, beneath the timbered medieval ceiling where Anne Boleyn dined in 1533 after her coronation at nearby Westminster Abbey, there was a hushed reverence. An American in Queen Elizabeth's funeral queue: Why I went, and what I found there 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

There’s nothing superficial about Pärt’s music; it’s steeped in a profound knowledge of the vocabulary of the Western canon, reaching back to the medieval plainchant that it so audibly evokes. Composer draws a rock-star response: Arvo Pärt’s music at the Kennedy Center

No other staging today so perfectly locates this ballet in the medieval age of chivalry; no other sets, costumes and lighting are so ravishingly satisfying in terms of color, style, period, atmosphere. Dance Review: The Mariinsky Presents Its Shimmering ‘Swan Lake’ 2014-01-31T22:42:57Z

Everyone who travels to the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium rushes directly to that fabled city, with its medieval core, canals and moules frites. 36 Hours in Ghent 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

But in recent years, he has worked to establish himself as a skilled Wagnerian, too, starting with Lohengrin, an otherworldly knight who comes to the rescue of a virtuous duchess in medieval Brabant. A Tenor’s Secrets to ‘Lohengrin’: Golf and a Blunt Spouse 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z

He’ll savor Orvieto wine or truffles on village patios before delving into the historic burning of a medieval sect known as the Cathars or the slaughter of bulls commemorated at Lascaux. A Traveler to Troubled Lands, Called to Bear Witness 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

Gilbert said that Spitalfields, with its narrow streets and cramped buildings, felt gloriously medieval at times. A Museum at the Center of the Gilbert & George Universe 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

Which particular circle of hell are the songs concerned with, I wonder – the medieval torments of cruise ship singers, the perpetual self-flagellation of singer-songwriters? Keeping the faith 2010-04-10T23:05:00Z

"Ironclad" director Jonathan English set out to make "a gritty, pseudo-realistic, medieval action movie" and, for better or worse, that's exactly what he delivered. 'Ironclad': Paul Giamatti leads a fine cast into bloody battle 2011-07-07T19:25:07Z

The Opera del Duomo Museum houses one of the best collections of late medieval and Renaissance sculpture in Italy, and some 600 statues were restored when the museum was closed and revamped, reopening in 2015. Bringing a Deathly Michelangelo Sculpture Back to Life 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

In places it succumbs to over-commercialisation but this is still one of the finest medieval towns in Europe. Greek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

As a modern troubadour, mining the social perspective of the chansons réalistes, Aznavour was the inheritor of a French tradition that can be traced back to the entertainment of the medieval jongleur. Remembering Charles Aznavour, the Last and Greatest Troubadour 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

The lounge's lineage, we learn, goes back to the communal medieval great hall. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-04-13T06:59:00Z

Labyrinth was the book – and medieval Carcassonne the place – in which she found her voice as a writer and with it a particularly intense atmosphere. Kate Mosse: a life in writing 2012-10-12T21:55:18Z

Their efforts are crammed into the Giardini and the seemingly endless string of galleries that fill much of the medieval Arsenale, Venice’s former navy yard, a short distance away. Review: Art for the Planet’s Sake at the Venice Biennale 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

Brave, about a princess in medieval Scotland, is the first Disney Pixar animation with a female protagonist. Pixar princess tops US box office 2012-06-25T08:33:11Z

This time last year, in one of these Saxon villages, not far from the medieval town of Sighisoara, a small Gypsy boy was waiting for me at Christmas. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z

“The Pillars of the Earth,” his 1989 epic about the building of a cathedral in medieval Britain, was another smash hit, becoming an Oprah’s Book Club selection and spawning a 2007 sequel, “World Without End.” A Conversation With Ken Follett 2010-07-21T21:39:00Z

MONTEPULCIANO: This hill town boasts a medieval cityscape like a miniature Florence. Tuscany for beginners: a guide to the best sun-soaked hill towns 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

“Count Ory” dates from 1828, when Rossini was writing for the Paris stage and is based on a farce set in medieval France. High notes and high jinks: Lawrence Brownlee returns to Seattle Opera for bawdy ‘Count Ory’ 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Corning Museum of Glass While David Whitehouse, who has died aged 71 of cancer, did notable work as a medieval archaeologist, his professional first love was the study of ancient glass. David Whitehouse obituary 2013-03-24T17:49:40Z

If the foods we crave and cook have come to resemble a medieval feast, maybe it’s because our society has been medieval all along. What We Eat During a Plague 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

It also maps the transition from the medieval notion of Christendom to the modern concept of Europe, something that provides the main theme for Mark Greengrass, now an emeritus professor at Sheffield University. Religious warring 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

But when a sign in the former brewery noted that medieval Danes drank six daily liters of beer, I longed for further explanation. Frugal Traveler Blog: Touring a Danish Island on Two Wheels 2012-06-19T20:55:58Z

Now there’s a new public square, partially sheltered by a modern twin-gabled roof meant to evoke the rooftops of medieval Ghent. Getting around the medieval yet very modern city of Ghent 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Many great medieval works were left on view, like a mesmerizing carved-wood 12th-century “Virgin and Child,” but Morgan is the name in the credit line. Art Review: ‘Salvaging the Past,’ on Hoentschel, at Bard Graduate Center 2013-05-09T20:53:25Z

Church towers crane above the red roofs, while the medieval main street, Hauptstrasse, meanders through the center of the city. Mark Twain Found Inspiration in Germany (Though the Language Eluded Him) 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

In medieval times it was said that the birds that circle the sleeping volcano were the souls of sinners queuing up for the descent into hell. Why Cook Over an Icelandic Geyser? Because You Can 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

It’s surprising that the Tristan and Isolde story, a medieval Celtic tale that has long figured in literature, film and in Wagner’s opera of the same name, has been so infrequently used by ballet. At Dresden Semperoper, a New Take on ‘Tristan and Isolde’ 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

The intactness is most evident in the caruggi, the city’s narrow medieval streets. Genoa Isn’t Rome or Florence. That’s Part of Its Charm. 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

I'd walk under the bridge and follow this meandering medieval alley, an enchanting and mysterious place. A Perfect Day... in Oxford 2012-03-05T03:35:00Z

More elaborate incarnations include beef broth or meat, rice or oatmeal, and — a typically medieval addition — prunes or raisins. This Scottish Chicken Soup Is Its Own Kind of Medicine 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

But this medieval city is also a vibrant cultural center and home to the Oxford International Women's Festival, oxfordwomen.co.uk, which runs from Mar. 1 — 13. A Perfect Day... in Oxford 2012-03-05T03:35:00Z

For centuries, Scipio explained, giant local men wrestled giant thrashing tuna from the bloodied seas while singing medieval hymns of thanks and praise. T Magazine: Stone Soul Picnic 2011-05-20T16:28:24Z

One of the characters reclines on a metal-frame hospital bed that begins to resemble a medieval torture device when operated by a zealous nurse. Review: In ‘Amour,’ Putting a Palme d’Or Winner Onstage 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z

They were from medieval to modern day, the only criteria being that they were British and publicly owned. British art to take over billboards in plan to make UK world's largest gallery 2013-06-07T13:23:03Z

Tribalism, feudalism and superstition are among the medieval codes that are resurgent in the “post-truth” digital age. In Munich, Young Directors Offer Horrors Both Real and Fantastical 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

His early paintings of the town’s medieval church, for example, show the tower at a distance, painted in naturalistic tones, surrounded by a landscape of farmers and cows. Overnighter: Where Mondrian Lingers on a Dutch Coast 2012-08-22T19:00:20Z

The busy exceptions are a network of medieval towns crowned by 12th-century Moorish castles, set on the banks of the Júcar River, which carved wondrous canyons through limestone hills. The Grape From Manchuela 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

Frank Greenaway putting the final touches to the reconstruction of a medieval assaying laboratory in the new chemistry galleries in 1964. Frank Greenaway obituary 2013-07-16T16:48:05Z

So I added mortification of the flesh to my medieval experience. Hiking Through History, With Your Daughters 2013-04-17T16:26:43Z

Snohomish Pumpkin Hurl and Medieval Fair: Trebuchets hurl pumpkins, knights jousting on horseback, archery, medieval village, food, music, children's activities, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community Corner: Fiestas Patrias, swifts and a pumpkin hurl 2012-09-14T23:06:03Z

There were elaborate medieval reliquaries shaped like books, as well as items like a book-shaped beer keg Ms. Dubansky saw described in an old text. A Secret in Every Tome (No Text Required) 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

A new 18-room oasis at the top of Assisi, a medieval hill town known more for its pilgrimage sites than its boutique hotels. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Nun Assisi Relais in Assisi, Italy 2012-04-06T18:27:16Z

Degas ballerinas leap from the frame of a painting, ancient Egyptian queens arrange themselves into a hieroglyphic kickline, and warriors in medieval armor cut a rug. ‘New York Spring Spectacular’ Brings High Kicks to Radio City Music Hall 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

The rich, illustrative techniques of the Pictor pages, with their nods towards the decorated margins of a medieval Book of Hours, form a neat contrast to Nao's story. The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon – review 2012-11-22T08:00:03Z

Today’s Bordeaux is smooth and elegant, thanks to reclaimed docklands and a beautification effort that is removing centuries of soot from its venerable squares and medieval churches. 36 Hours in Bordeaux 2010-06-17T21:43:00Z

The poor farmland drove medieval locals to become foresters, glassblowers and clockmakers. Discover the romance of Germany’s Black Forest 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

According to Dante and medieval theologians, she had fallen prey to one of the seven capital vices, "invidia," or envy. The women who appear in Dante’s "Divine Comedy" are finally getting their due, 700 years later 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Holsinger is a scholar of the medieval era who teaches at the University of Virginia. ‘The Invention of Fire’ is a thrillingly written 14th-century murder mystery 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

In such cases, the Haggadah is generalized to encompass medieval massacres and Fascism, episodes in the Jewish historical experience. Critic?s Notebook: Put Yourself in the Story of Passover 2011-04-17T23:21:25Z

In the 1600s of the earlier film, older customs and beliefs had been pushed into the margins by Christianity, but in this version of early medieval Northern Europe, that relationship is reversed. ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

The British Library exhibition will follow the evolution of the Magna Carta from its 1215 roots as a medieval peace treaty to a global statement against the arbitrary use of power. British Library to show Declaration 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

If city air makes you free, as they said in medieval Germany, here suburban air makes you lightheaded. Horniman Museum; Bauhaus Live – review 2012-05-26T23:05:30Z

In its structure and feel, it is evocative of a fine French country garden, though it is also inspired by medieval walled gardens. Opening the door to a place of plants and privilege 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Filling a complex of ancient and medieval buildings alongside Barcelona’s cathedral, the center uses a beautifully lit, well-described exhibit and plenty of historic artifacts to introduce the man and his accomplishments. What’s new in Spain and Portugal for 2017 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

At Washington Square College, then the Greenwich Village campus of New York University, she majored in philosophy, studying under Sidney Hook, and avidly read medieval literature. Doris Grumbach, Author Who Explored Women’s Plight, Dies at 104 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z

They also hope to expand by building a medieval village in future. Builders go back in time to construct castle the medieval way 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Soccer star Beckham, with slicked back-hair, made his way through the great medieval building with wife Victoria, a dark dress hiding her baby bump. Celebs, sports figures, royalty flock to wedding 2011-04-29T09:45:10Z

But this is the fantastic, and very contemporary, thing about medieval art. The middle ages invented fine art ... and Britain itself 2012-08-08T15:40:27Z

He became a noted medieval scholar before returning to Eton to serve as Provost. Why do we love a festive ghost tale? 2013-12-23T16:56:48Z

Overall, “Monkey King” lacked the charm of Western fairy tales, medieval chivalric romances or “The Arabian Nights,” each of which it occasionally resembles. Review | The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

So the cheeky medieval prole schtick fell flat. Jude Law is one but Tom Hardy isn't: what makes a movie star? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

The Walters, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the British Museum, all with deep medieval holdings, have combined their forces brilliantly. Art Review: The Spiritual Network 2011-03-24T22:13:08Z

They were betrayed by the ship’s captain, however, and the leaders, including Brewster, were imprisoned in the town’s medieval guild hall. On the Pilgrims? Path Through England and the Netherlands 2011-11-17T20:41:15Z

Well-to-do medieval couples, having exchanged vows in the porch, proceeded into church for a nuptial mass. The Book of Common Prayer, part 3 2010-09-06T09:30:00Z

“When he saw the medieval Book of Hours, he got the idea of using 365 squares of color,” she said. Rarities From Mellon Collection Reach New Homes 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

In 15th-century Flanders, late medieval painters performed miracles that in some ways left their Italian contemporaries far behind, offering microscopically precise views of towns and interiors, discovering the magic of human character in lifelike portraits. Jan Gossaert's Renaissance ? review 2011-03-04T10:52:10Z

A medieval abbey and manor farm clipped only a corner of the site; today, it remains open farmland surrounded by spectacular ruined Roman walls, still 20ft high in places. Relic of Harpocrates, the god of secrecy and silence, found at Silchester 2010-07-16T13:06:00Z

It's the world's largest site of medieval Buddhist art, with sculptures and paintings, fine art and murals. The Secret Art of the Silk Road 2013-10-23T09:17:27Z

Only a few miles away stood Guedelon, a massive construction site surrounded by woodlands where a group of idealistic historians started building a castle 20 years ago, using medieval techniques. The childhood home of lauded author Colette is open to the public in this small French village 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

“It was about jewelry, so it’s a bit different,” said Ms. Carlier, who will be showing medieval and Renaissance works, ones that are harder to make off with. For Those Attending TEFAF, Art Outweighs a Robbery 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

“It sounds like a medieval castle, trumpets on the rampart,” said David Newman, the composer’s son and an Oscar-nominated composer himself. 'Solo' hits the big screen minus one classic 'Star Wars' moment: the Fox Fanfare 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Instead of concentrating on medieval war crimes, I flashed back to the cafe’s blackboard, which reminded me that there was a fresh salad Niçoise in the offing. Languedoc, France: Brutal History and Beautiful Setting 2010-05-07T18:37:00Z

Features Chinese and Japanese paintings, lacquer ware and ceramics that shed light on the Chinese arts and ideas that were brought to medieval Japan between the late 12th and 16th centuries. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction

Standing on the city's famous medieval covered bridge - the Ponte Vecchio - he began to contemplate how so many famous sites and works of art in Europe survived the destruction of World War II. Texas man's mission: Honoring WWII Monuments Men 2013-05-09T20:02:14Z

On it goes, the process of breaking their will with blasts of cold water, smacks and contraptions which include a medieval gibbet, a water tank and a chair with buckles and straps for force-feeding. Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

The phantasmagoric pageant turns out to be a rehearsal by the medieval players, whose energies are primarily focused on another project: dramatizing the tale of Noah. Review | Coronavirus looms over this play set during a plague. But ‘The Amateurs’ speaks to timeless concerns. 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

I also looked into how scholars are now laboriously trying to reunite, at times only virtually, medieval books and the illustrated ledgers of American Indians after manuscript dealers sliced them apart to create salable chunks. Magnificent Obsessions: Pursuits of a Lifetime 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

Thanks to Stukeley's passionate advocacy, its authenticity as a genuine medieval document was not questioned – despite the fact that, as Stukeley himself recorded, his requests to be shown the original manuscript were, mysteriously, fruitless. History in the making: a Roman map… and an 18th-century hoax 2013-07-19T07:30:01Z

“Red Death” was shot in England using the sets left over from the seriously medieval Richard Burton-vehicle “Becket,” of which it might seem a travesty. Campy Horror in Living Color 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Wheatley has cited Paul Verhoeven as an influence, and the relish “Field” takes in religion, superstition and disease evokes the grit of Mr. Verhoeven’s medieval wallow “Flesh + Blood.” Movie Review: ‘A Field in England,’ Directed by Ben Wheatley 2014-02-07T01:18:16Z

The building, in the Marais, is one of Paris’s rare remaining medieval houses. The Great War, and Great Change for Women 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

But Miller had never tackled Arthur, and he was excited to discover in Wheeler a common love of the medieval legends. How the Creators of ‘Cursed’ Conjured a Fresh Take on King Arthur 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Wander back in time and check out a reproduction of a 14th-century English village, games, maypole dancing, minstrels, sheepshearing and authentic medieval crafts including blacksmithing and longbow archery, from noon-5 p.m., The Week Ahead: Opening Day, Hilary Hahn and derby party 2014-04-23T22:19:40Z

If your only response after seeing 2011's medieval siege-and-slaughter opus "Ironclad" was "Another two hours, please!" then the grimy sequel "Ironclad: Battle for Blood" is for you. 'Ironclad' sequel quenches hack-a-thon fans' thirst for blood 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

On the contrary, this medieval whodunit miraculously captures the otherworldly, fish-out-of-water, discombobulating experience of being a liberal American today. A Rich, Beautifully Rendered Mystery Evokes 15th-Century England 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

“He fuses all these genres — the crime movie, the western, the samurai, the medieval legend — into one iconic image,” said Kasdan, who wrote the spinoff movie “Solo: A Star Wars Story” with his father. Boba Fett, Intergalactic Man of Mystery 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

I started at blocky, solid Stevenson Hall, where Wallace’s colleague Robert McLaughlin showed me the writer’s office, 420C, now a medieval language center. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

The west portal shows off an impressive collection of medieval statuary — about 300 carvings. England’s legendary towns of Glastonbury and Wells are peaceful, picturesque 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

Then it's a circular route back along the canal to the Victorian suburb of Jericho, where the industrial, brooding, Jude the Obscure atmosphere complements the grandeur of medieval Oxford. A Perfect Day... in Oxford 2012-03-05T03:35:00Z

I made a short film, Solitudo, about a medieval nun who meets the devil and he’s kind of funny. From Rosemary's Baby to Suspiria, five directors on cinema's scariest moments 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

And the bold florals of Provençal fabrics so appealing in French cafes and on medieval stone terraces look almost gaudy, or just plain wrong, in many American interiors. Travel’s intangible souvenirs are the sights, sounds and smells of faraway places 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

Rubbing his hands together and occasionally crouching, he declares his lines unsmilingly, like a villain in a medieval morality play. Theater Review: National Theater of China Offers ‘Richard III’ in Mandarin 2014-03-27T22:00:36Z

Admiring people based solely on their wealth is a preoccupation that dates back to medieval times and continues to flourish today. Ask Molly Ringwald: my daughter loves celebrities and shopping. I don’t 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

During this time, he played an active role in medieval excavations throughout Italy. David Whitehouse obituary 2013-03-24T17:49:40Z

For tourists, it is impossible not to be captivated by the wonders of Pharaonic and medieval times — the immensity and serenity of the pyramids, the din of bazaars decked with robes and sacks of spices. In Cairo, Alone Time With the Pharaohs 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

Eel, in fact, appears in medieval cooking with a frequency alarming to us moderns, because it was an inexpensive source of good protein. Thanksgiving, medieval style: Give thanks that “Red Deer testicles” and “living eels in roasted pig” aren’t on the menu today 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

The show opens in the year 866 in the medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Review: ‘The Last Kingdom’ Offers a Fight, With Swords, for Identity 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

It is a fascinating medieval fake probably made in about 1290 for a tournament. Fascinating fake: King Arthur's Round Table 2012-07-31T10:42:18Z

To do so, the artisans working at London’s Goldsmiths’ Center have the backing of a group that follows the spirit of medieval guilds. Reinventing the Medieval Guild 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

The popular medieval fantasy series enters the Primetime Emmys as the most-nominated show with 23 nods, including three in the supporting drama actress category and two in the supporting drama actor category. Rise of Westeros' women keeps 'Game of Thrones' an Emmy front-runner 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

In her view, medieval Indian art and Eastern philosophy are as relevant as the Progressive Artists Group to an understanding of Gaitonde’s accomplishment. V. S. Gaitonde’s Art Gets a Guggenheim Retrospective 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

Illumination appears more exalted in Fred Zafran’s elegant photo of a single figure in a medieval church, the distant person’s body bathed in the multiple hues of a stained-glass window. Review | In the galleries: With two group exhibits, maximum exposure for photographers 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

The first was a short animated film, the second a book loosely inspired by early medieval illuminated manuscripts. Forget Twitter. I’d Rather Binge Theater. 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

While Beaumaris shows medieval castle engineering at its best — four rings of defense, a moat, and a fortified dock — problems in Scotland changed the king’s priorities. Wales: Packed with castles and charm 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

There are also jousts, archery and – in a dramatic finale – 700 townsfolk, each looking like they’ve sprung to life from a Renaissance painting or medieval tapestry, parading through the streets. Italy’s best-kept food secret: the sagra festival 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

During the 1920s, Jones was regularly commissioned to produce book illustrations, most notably for Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” the medieval “Chester Play of the Deluge,” the Book of Jonah and Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Why isn’t David Jones famous? 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

“I don’t think Mike Leigh would like me. If he wanted me to do a medieval melodrama, I’d still be wearing my underpants from Marks & Spencer underneath my costume; I don’t care what he says.” Steve Coogan: ‘Maybe I've just got flabby and middle-aged' 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

The first morning in a hotel in Venice this summer, gold light, filtered by blinds on medieval windows, created a luminous mist that seemed almost tangible. How Canaletto and the Venetian artists light up the National Gallery 2010-10-15T11:19:00Z

“This is where we’ll build a giant barn. It will feel like a cathedral. The cloister will be here,” he said, making reference to Chartres, and Oxford, and the grandeur of medieval cathedrals. The Man Who Knew Too Little 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

This little poem could be a medieval lyric: it could be a nursery rhyme or a carol. Poem of the week: School's Out by WH Davies 2010-03-29T10:09:00Z

It was the city’s commercial heart, important for understanding how people have lived since medieval times. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

But the restored Temple Church, like the abbey, rewards the London visitor seeking evidence of English history from the very earliest medieval period. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

In its own way, it's a great medieval mystery play. Tony Kushner: 'At first I was horrified' 2011-08-15T20:31:01Z

He’s repeatedly gone medieval – in the good way – on the subject of poverty, blasting the “tyranny” of capitalism and the “idolatry of money.” Time’s fitting choice: The “people’s pope” as Person of the Year 2013-12-11T15:51:00Z

Here, at 12 feet below street level, I get an intimate look at medieval life in Krakow. Krakow: The heart and soul of Poland 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

An award winner at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this ever-evolving show is written and performed by Baba Brinkman, an affable white rapper from Canada with a master’s in medieval and Renaissance English literature. | 'Rap Guide to Evolution': Rapping Your Mind-State Around Darwin 2011-06-27T21:53:16Z

SAT Demonstration of authentic combat from the Middle Ages, facts and myths about medieval life, 2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

In Aysegul Savas’s novel “White on White,” the narrator, an unnamed graduate student, moves to a European city to study the cathedrals in neighboring towns and plumb the medieval imagination. In This Novel, Art Is the Key to Another’s Consciousness 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

The early medieval author known as Pseudo-Jerome wrote of Christian extremists: “Because they love the name martyr and because they desire human praise more than divine charity, they kill themselves.” How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Pious as he was, Louis IX was also decidedly ambitious; politically, he elevated France to the center of medieval Christendom with the purchase of the crown of thorns. Medieval city on the sea is a repository of French history — and unexpected U.S. connections 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

If a medieval knight materialized before your very eyes, what would you do? What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Philharmonia’ and Vanessa Hudgens 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Otherwise completely awesome photography of the mayhem of medieval wars and the history lessons of how warships became useless after the weaponization of aircrafts. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 9: The Hungry Dogs of War 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z

Set in a fictional fief somewhere in medieval Europe, Moshfegh’s fifth novel follows a disfigured village boy who manages, through a grotesque and amoral sequence of events, to become the lord’s son and heir. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

Jeremy Renner's character in "The Hurt Locker" is presented as the modern equivalent of a medieval knight, a man who finds his sense of self in combat. "Restrepo" vs. "The Hurt Locker" 2010-07-01T19:39:00Z

The tradition of organizing herbs into squares, triangles and other symmetrical shapes, so popular in colonial America, dates to medieval Europe — and ancient Persia before that. Planning the season ahead 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

It’s an area that includes modern Germany but also Austria and what’s sometimes called “Germania Slavica,” the eastern edge of the German medieval settlement in parts of the modern Czech Republic and Slovenia. Stalking the Trump Family’s Roots 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

But this turns out not to matter because he looks like a medieval version of "Queen's Gambit" breakout star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

The victor was announced at London’s medieval Guildhall Tuesday evening. Hilary Mantel Wins Second Booker Prize for Tudor Saga 2012-10-16T21:21:40Z

Several songs are like medieval jousts, Jessie J’s yelps answered by shrieking horns. Holiday Music for the Joyful, the Lonely and the Skeptical 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Although Mr. Valicenti searches for inspiration in medieval and Renaissance texts, he said his recipes are his own interpretations of historic dishes. Next Stop: In Italy, Luxury Transforms Caves Into Hotels 2010-11-20T06:29:00Z

Agnes de Mille’s “Three Virgins and a Devil” is a comedy in medieval manner. Dance Review: New York Theater Ballet in ?Signatures 10? at Gould Hall 2010-04-25T22:26:00Z

Some artists rejected change by turning back to medieval Europe for inspiration. Mark These Dates: A Wave of Art Is Coming Your Way 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

The game gave concrete expression to the medieval worldview that every person had a designated place. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

The default mode is high medieval, but alongside all the tournaments and castles there are echoes as well of earlier periods. 'Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels' 2013-03-24T19:00:01Z

But it is the similarities between the medieval prosecutorial strategies — play good cop, bad cop; instill a sense of futility; use rapid-fire questioning — and the United States Army interrogation manual that are chilling. Books of The Times: ?God?s Jury? by Cullen Murphy - Review 2012-01-18T22:38:44Z

For “Dr Dee” Mr. Albarn’s music is unplugged, and it harks back to medieval and Renaissance models, from English folk dances and lute songs to a cappella church polyphony; it largely dissolves into the drama. Music Review: An Alchemist Reaches Out Across Centuries 2011-07-03T19:14:09Z

Game of Thrones charts the power struggles between warring families in a medieval fantasy world, with each new chapter like a new move on the chessboard of Westeros. How Fighting Fantasy beat traditional games 2012-08-28T09:50:51Z

Carola brought fresh insights to this medieval strip cartoon and instrument of political propaganda. Carola Hicks obituary 2010-07-27T17:33:00Z

That could mean so many things … This morbid undertone may be found throughout medieval cookery. Thanksgiving, medieval style: Give thanks that “Red Deer testicles” and “living eels in roasted pig” aren’t on the menu today 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

Her weird pageant includes a female juggler, a medieval knight and a woman wielding a plastic sword while dressed in a baggy nude body suit. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-08T00:06:27Z

Scottish writer Munro said she wanted to present "accessible, popular culture versions of our medieval history". Killing actress stars in James plays 2014-01-20T12:51:56Z

And stream the second season of the medieval sendup “Norsemen.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Norsemen’ 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

Dinner, served in the vaulted medieval dining room, might be a fish stew, ham cooked in cider, orange segments in fennel and a splash of the local Calvados apple brandy in the sauce. 10 of the best foodie retreats in rural France 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

The challenge for a medieval king, whether Henry I or the fictional Viserys, was to persuade the nobles to overcome their prejudices and not just accept but actively support a woman's ascension to power. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

The Magna Carta, whose 800th anniversary fell on the day after the season finale, was one of many medieval charters limiting the powers of rulers and defining the rights of subjects. Don't Root for the Game of Thrones White Walkers Just Yet 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Yet the concentration and physiological specificity with which he embodied characters, from power-hungry medieval monarchs to a 20th-century sensualist painter, made you tense up in anatomical empathy. No Matter the Role, Antony Sher Made Soaring Seem Possible 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

I strolled through the site of the original medieval village and followed an ancient trail to a lookout called the Col de Balagues. Languedoc, France: Brutal History and Beautiful Setting 2010-05-07T18:37:00Z

A Bible from the later medieval period, illuminated by an artist named Hakob, depicts God as a ruddy-faced, goggle-eyed young man, as if in awe at his own creation. Reverent Beauty: The Met’s Armenia Show Is One for the Ages 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

Students learn to distinguish printed medieval texts from manuscript ones, an original print from a restrike, the real from the fake. The 2,000-Year Story of Building the Book 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

Den Bosch, an hour south of Amsterdam by train, is a picturesque medieval city that’s not on a typical tourist itinerary, though it boasts the country’s largest cathedral and an underground network of natural waterways. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

Rather, her books are like medieval lore – in a sense she doesn't own the content. In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades 2012-08-13T16:34:00Z

Later, after my squire has released me from my prison, I realize that one good thing, at least, has come out of this medieval little experiment. ?Full Metal Jousting? Gear. No, It?s Not Tinfoil. 2012-02-08T21:59:44Z

And all the networks are chasing the next “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s popular Emmy-winning medieval fantasy series, which has become the pinnacle of prestige TV. Better call Netflix? Streaming platforms poaching top TV talent 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

At Geghard, as with most Armenian medieval churches, you enter a distinctive organic architecture, in which building and carvings flow with the contours of nature. My Armenia 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

Set to open in April/ May One of the UK's most important non-fortified medieval manor houses, augmented with late-Gothic windows, a Tudor gatehouse and turrets, is currently undergoing another conversion – into a holiday property. This year's hot beds 2011-01-01T00:06:06Z

I arrived by train myself in mid-January and I, too, found strange things: A picture-perfect medieval town square packed not with tourists but primary school students. Frugal Traveler: Budget-Friendly and (Almost) Dracula-Free Transylvania 2014-01-27T20:22:08Z

It summons up a shimmering medieval aura — positively High-Elven — of voices, harps, chimes, recorders and viola and harps. Dance Review: Christopher Williams Works at Dance New Amsterdam 2010-06-09T00:18:00Z

On Sunday, the festival celebrated its 28th year of transforming the sprawling 67-acre park in uptown Manhattan into a medieval market where visitors can buy anything from corsets to puppets to jewelry. New Yorkers take ye olde trip uptown for annual Medieval festival 2012-10-01T14:24:54Z

Performance and rehearsal footage reveals an architect’s eye for symmetry, and an oeuvre — including one number derived from a medieval torture device — dedicated to overcoming limitations of physics and physiology. ‘Born to Fly’ Traces Elizabeth Streb’s Avant-Garde Journey 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

Verdi believed so strongly in the music to “Stiffelio” that he adapted the score to a new libretto, turning the minister into a medieval crusader. 2010-01-12T23:25:00Z

Clean, lively and popular with travelers, this city is an intriguing blend of medieval history, youthful energy and urban sophistication. Reconnecting with Avignon — a medieval town with a youthful attitude 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

She addresses the medieval notion of the body as a house for the mind, but takes the idea further, looking at the way we imprint ourselves on the world around us. Artist of the week 150: Emily Speed 2011-08-11T15:26:52Z

On its cover, “Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange” is described as “the first English translation of a medieval Arab fantasy collection.” In these medieval Arab tales, a heavy dollop of spice 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

Among its requirements is a mandatory initiation that requires potential members to perform a blood ritual and dress up in the medieval garb that inspires their name. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z

Nonetheless, "House of the Dragon," through the lens of fantasy, reflects a slice of the English medieval experience. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

The Nazi and other white right-wing types who are using that imagery as we saw in Charlottesville and elsewhere are not invested in the real history of medieval or ancient Europe in the first place. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

Prices start at £199 for two people with two nights' accommodation, dinner on the first night, afternoon tea and tickets to Haddon Hall, a medieval manor house. Travel tips: visit a museum at night or book a spring break 2013-05-12T04:59:01Z

Yes, he says, then mentions a medieval cure. ‘Brain zapping’: An experimental treatment for PTSD that war veterans say has changed their lives 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

Perhaps, in real life, medieval warfare was sedate. Was Ridley Scott's Robin Hood wide of the mark? 2010-09-23T12:53:00Z

Everyone — cave dweller, 1920s flapper, medieval peasant — has existed in his or her own urgent present. ‘Manhattan’ and ‘The Knick’ Return to a Forward-Looking Past 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

This small hotel offers the bare minimum — clean, small rooms with bathrooms — but is well situated, just off the main Via Toledo strip, walking distance to the medieval quarter, the Farnese Collection, shopping and food. A Gothic Tour of Italy 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z

At the same time it's hard to recapture quite how shocking medieval people would find a vain oath. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr – review 2013-05-23T06:30:19Z

Once Brooks decided that History of the World needed a Busby Berkeley-style musical number about medieval torture, he immediately reached out to Graham, who happened to be a successful musician. 11 memorable facts about "History Of The World, Part I" 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z

Or did the photo act as a reminder of how little had changed, how Nepal was still in many ways transforming from medieval to modern? Assessing a Quake-Shattered Nepal 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

Further, in regards to "Game of Thrones," why is it that in an imaginary world, white people are still subjected to the deplorable culture similar to that of medieval England? Letters to Calendar 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

The book opens with a short history of furniture styles from medieval to midcentury modern, and then moves into richly illustrated and useful sections on finishes, techniques, tools, and care. A new book for furniture aficionados 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

In the 1300s, this put referred to the act of thrusting a heavy stone in medieval contests—a usage that survives in shot put. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

Academy president Lord Stern called it "the most comprehensive study ever" of medieval Latin vocabulary. Medieval Latin dictionary completed 2013-12-09T14:21:26Z

Part of that is because the chefs were using borderline medieval means of advertising in the beginning, like posting paper flyers. There Are 'Game of Thrones' Pop-Up Feasts in San Francisco 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

Though they’re costumed in medieval garb, so far, at least, they seem more like spectators when the story line is being advanced. ‘The Quest,’ a Hybrid Show, Mixes Reality and Role-Play 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

A single black IS flag was raised on the citadel that overlooks the Roman ruins, one of the site’s few medieval Islamic buildings. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Technicolor film about medieval times, while Kingston attends to her husband with aplomb. Getting 'Macbeth' Right 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

The EFS's banquet is a modern answer to these medieval spectaculars. The Experimental Food Society's culinary revolution 2010-09-22T20:59:00Z

His firm black line was supple and flexible enough to move with the fashions of late-nineteenth-century London and to stand alongside the woodcuts by the great medieval masters. The Faith Behind Aubrey Beardsley’s Sexually Charged Art 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z

When someone sings well, the programme showers them with disproportionate praise, like a medieval villager appeasing a vengeful forest deity. The Voice: not just a talent contest – you can watch it while waiting to die 2013-03-31T18:59:01Z

And Dante’s “Inferno,” The Divine Comedy’s first section, was a shout, in terza rima, against a storm of religious and political turmoil in medieval Florence. Donald Trump, Dante and the End of Your Elitist Tastes 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

The program ended with “Hermit Songs,” a collection of evocative miniatures based on lines and verses scribbled by medieval Irish monks and scholars into the margins of documents they were copying. Music Review: Melissa Fogarty and Marc Peloquin at Bargemusic 2010-08-02T21:55:00Z

“We have an incredibly important number of sketchbooks from medieval times right through to Cézanne and Pollock,” Mr. Griswold said. The Morgan Gets a Gift: A Lichtenstein Trove 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Lloyd was the brainy horticultural wiz and master of one of England’s most picturesque and interesting gardens, set in the grounds of a medieval manor house named Great Dixter. From the horticultural greats, garden guidance for all of us 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

The university draws youth into this medieval city whose arts and music scenes are thriving despite Ireland's near economic collapse and painful austerity policies. Trip tips: Galway, Ireland's most Irish city 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

He sits before a computer screen, slack-jawed, the image of the medieval video game he’s playing reflected in his glasses, while Renée Fleming sings the famous “Casta Diva” aria from Bellini’s “Norma.” Review: In ‘How Heavy This Hammer,’ Life Takes a Toll on Dad 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

“Brox writes beautifully about the silence woven through daily tasks and between prayers in the medieval monastery,” our colleague Gal Beckerman declares in an essay devoted to two books on the subject. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

The medicinal garden is one of eight discrete beds in the Bonnefont Cloister garden, where Montefusco and his gardeners grow such beguiling medieval herbs as viper’s bugloss, self-heal, cow-cockle and restharrow. In medieval monastery gardens, an uplifting model for something we could all use: Refuge 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

It is a medieval sort of humor, reminding one of Bruegel. Jonas Mekas, Champion of the “Poetic” Cinema 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

After much wrangling, these medieval calf-skin parchment started to be returned from 1971: the Danish navy frigate that carried back the first vellum was greeted by flag-waving crowds in Reykjavík harbour. Ice, fire and feuds: on the trail of Iceland's sagas 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z

Her distinctive crest, two facing T’s that resemble a medieval cross, bedecks ballet flats from Manhasset to Myanmar; her signature caftans billow above thousands of tummies; the vice president’s wife carries one of her handbags. Critical Shopper: C. Wonder Stores ? Critical Shopper 2011-11-29T19:26:35Z

My daughter Meenakshi, then 7, and I were on a weeklong August getaway, and the idea was to use the Tuscan seaside resort as a base to explore the region’s many medieval villages. In This Part of Tuscany, No Souvenirs Necessary 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

But even as the city developed its reputation for cutting-edge nightlife, Shpudeiko started looking back: to medieval and early Renaissance music, whose strict, almost mathematical cadences reverberated with his own modular synthesizers. Reconstructing Kyiv, One Synth Wave at a Time 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

This is the biography of a medieval manuscript, the Zeytun Gospels, illuminated by an Armenian artist. New & Noteworthy 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

As that show was wrapping up in 2011, she heard about “sort of a fantasy, medieval piece” the network was shooting in Britain. ‘Game of Thrones’: Meet the Woman Who Is the ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Show’ 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

Things get pretty medieval with a knight and beheadings as Red travels a landscape of tunnels and jagged cliffs like one of Mandy's drawings come to life. The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy” 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z

To designers of stained-glass church windows in medieval Europe light was divine benevolence in sensible form. Artworks That Shine in New York Museums 2013-01-04T00:50:22Z

The hundred years war, or other medieval conflicts, led to revulsion at the brutal, indiscriminate way that ordinary people were caught up in it. Game of Thrones: how to win – by the British army and other experts 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

The series takes listeners from the Baroque to the 21st century, with forays further back, into medieval and Renaissance music. Apple’s New App Aims to Make Classical Music More Accessible 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z

Terraces extend in front of the castle, from where the view over medieval Verona, its towers and palaces all tucked inside a loop of the Adige river, is a stunner. 10 of the world’s best city views: readers’ travel tips 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

Highlights of the classics include George Balanchine’s “Square Dance” and “The Four Temperaments,” a modernist interpretation of medieval psychology. Dance in NYC This Week 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

There were verses from the “Divine Comedy” and symbols of a medieval bestiary in the embroidery. Gucci Has a Rave in a Cemetery 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

In medieval Europe, the papacy was the key route up the social ladder. From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

Holsinger, a professor at the University of Virginia, specializes in medieval literature and culture. What Wouldn’t a Parent Do to Get a Child Admitted to ‘The Gifted School’? 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

Actually, BBC2's The Hollow Crown was a bit medieval, but apart from that it was all post-1900 tales of men in titled trilbys lighting cigarettes for girls in evening wear. 2012: a bumper year for homegrown TV 2012-12-29T00:07:11Z

The dragon's roots in medieval lore go back to their image as menacing animals, such as the dragon at the end of the Germanic story of Beowulf. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

But its most ancient building, by far, is this medieval oddity, slipped snugly into the Marquette University campus. 36 Hours in Milwaukee 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

But a year later, the two were figuring out whether they might be more than an artistic match while swimming in their underwear in a medieval town in Southern France. First They Built a House. Later, Huts. Then, a Life Together. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

Although fans with a shaky understanding of medieval Europe have often claimed otherwise, Game of Thrones is fantasy, not history. ‘There are no black people on GoT’: why is fantasy TV so white? 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z

One of the town’s top sights is Cardiff Castle, a fun complex that contains within its medieval wall bits of fortresses erected here since Roman times. Welsh revival: Cardiff sheds rust-belt past for glossy future 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

The royal Norman origins of medieval high art are obvious in masterpieces such as Durham cathedral. The middle ages invented fine art ... and Britain itself 2012-08-08T15:40:27Z

But the medieval hilltop town of Sant’Agata Feltria – near where Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Le Marche and Umbria intersect – is home to a festival as local as it is vibrant. Italy’s best-kept food secret: the sagra festival 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

It was pretty, like the little flowery meads once planted in medieval cloisters to bring the outside world in. Knowing what types of weeds grow in your garden can help you improve it 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

The animation was made in the United States and the Danish team was initially dismayed as it appeared to show raiders attacking a much later medieval walled town. Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens – and this time they're angry 2013-06-19T15:13:55Z

In medieval times, though, the emphasis was all on the holy. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr – review 2013-05-23T06:30:19Z

Early examples of dark tourism, or thanatourism, are familiar in the form of medieval public executions or pilgrimages to cemeteries and battlefields. From Chernobyl to concentration camps: why the morbid fascination with places of death and disaster? 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

Below it stands an antique medieval German knight’s suit her mother found in a Montreal gallery in the early ’80s and shoved in the back seat for their car ride home. A Homey Party House in SoHo 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

If gentility is a prerequisite for reading medieval literature, Wilson has admitted defeat. Dante in Love by AN Wilson ? review 2011-07-15T08:00:01Z

The medieval church was constructed in the 12th century. Benedict Cumberbatch Marries Sophie Hunter 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

Pembrokeshire’s medieval castles offer a compelling look into its fascinating, turbulent and romantic past. I rented my 26th great-grandfather’s Welsh castle, and so could you 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Photograph: guardian.co.uk Elves, bows, medieval England and enchanted forests. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - why should you read it? 2013-06-20T14:22:12Z

He aims to unlock France for us via art, and how it was collected, here in the medieval fortress–turned–art museum. TV highlights 05/03/2013 2013-03-05T07:00:13Z

One of the book's most famous passages celebrates a "medieval pressure cooker", made by creating an airtight sealing on a cauldron with flour paste. Bee Wilson: rereading Food in England by Dorothy Hartley 2012-12-14T22:55:05Z

The teaser trailer for the show's first season premiered online Wednesday and revealed a historical series with all the sweeping landscape shots and tough medieval action of HBO's "Game of Thrones." Netflix teases its next big series, 'Marco Polo' 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

As always, the Empress was deluged with crazy-brilliant lyrics to songs ranging from nursery rhymes to obscure medieval carols to long raps to a full-length reworking of “American Pie.” Style Invitational Week 1291: Film flam — movie anagrams 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

It is one of India’s eight official classical dance forms, with movements and shapes that evoke the sculptures and bas-reliefs on medieval temples. In India, a Dance Haven Shuts Out the World 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

I’m not sure my college has a motto, though it has a complex coat of arms, a medieval kitchen and a giant. Oxford: Where time is fluid, Latin is far from dead and every stone tells a story 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Her plan was to make several huts similar to the medieval huts that dot the local landscape, but out of fabric-wrapped rope. First They Built a House. Later, Huts. Then, a Life Together. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

We visited massive monasteries deep in the mountains and nearly perfectly preserved medieval villages. Romania and Bulgaria by bus, train and minivan

It's not a surprise that medieval fantasy and fantasies about medieval society have long had a pull on the reactionary mind and supplied images and ideas that motivate actual fascists. "Cripples and bastards and broken things": Why the "Game of Thrones" ending was nearly perfect 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

Both Holden and Hawkins got superior billing, but this is Alec Guinness's film through and through: his thin, agonised face, as austere as a medieval saint's, burns out of the screen. Peter Mullan's Neds heads London film festival's most-awaited list 2010-10-21T16:37:00Z

It is the oldest house in Leiden, dating back to the 14th century, and typical of a Pilgrim dwelling: a single 8-by-14-foot room with a stone floor, small leaded windows, a big medieval fireplace. On the Pilgrims? Path Through England and the Netherlands 2011-11-17T20:41:15Z

As far as she knows, the show’s something like “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” with various vaguely medieval tribes vying for power. Don’t watch ‘Game of Thrones’? Mondays at the office can get pretty annoying. 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

“The way he said the word ‘wife,’ sounded so medieval.” Unmarried Spouses Have a Way With Words 2013-01-04T21:50:17Z

The best views of the market are from the medieval Council Tower, at the northern corner of Great Square and the tower of the Lutheran Cathedral nearby, Mr. Radulet said. A Modern-Day Christmas Market, Transylvania-Style 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

The chandeliers above, flickering with artificial candles, were medieval in their circularity. At state dinner, Biden and Macron stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

It follows the tale of a boy, facing barbarian forces in medieval times, and a magical book. The Week Ahead: Arts highlights include Mark Morris, Lady Antebellum 2010-05-12T22:57:00Z

Here, he’s finally back in the big chair, directing his own original adventure about a group of kids taking on some kind of medieval, erm, evil. The most exciting sci-fi, fantasy and horror films of 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

A fencer and historical reenactor, Don Hollway excels at describing medieval weaponry, shield walls and battle tactics. Review | If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

The chapel is rife with religious symbols — intriguing clues for fans of medieval thrillers — not to mention the more subtle secrets. Medieval city on the sea is a repository of French history — and unexpected U.S. connections 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

After a dozen trips to the area, I still have trouble telling one beautiful medieval mountaintop village from the next. Tuscany Without the Crowds 2010-03-05T03:55:00Z

"The Four Temperaments," originally created in 1946 for Balanchine's New York City Ballet precursor, Ballet Society, was based on the medieval idea of four predominant temperaments: melancholic, sanguinic, phlegmatic, choleric. Pacific Northwest Ballet presents an all-Balanchine evening 2010-04-08T20:14:00Z

According to Stourton, Clark astonished “the crew during the filming of one of the early episodes when he carried the medieval Cross of Lothar up to the altar of Aachen Cathedral, and burst into tears.” The Seductive Enthusiasm of Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

In the medieval era, travelers averaged 40 miles a day. Medieval city on the sea is a repository of French history — and unexpected U.S. connections 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

Set in medieval Italy, the plot revolves around suits of armor and ancestor portraits that come alive, scare or kill characters and knock down castle walls. Antiques: Horace Walpole?s London Home Is Restored 2010-04-15T21:29:00Z

Grimes makes music that hurts, rife with otherworldly screams and jarring medieval influences. A look at how they lived the Sweetlife (Festival) 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

The museum, styled after domestic and religious structures between the 12th and 15th centuries, is devoted to showcasing the art and architecture of medieval Europe. New Yorkers take ye olde trip uptown for annual Medieval festival 2012-10-01T14:24:54Z

During the medieval Good Friday service, Christians prayed for the “perfidious” – or deceitful – Jews that God might “remove the veil from their hearts so that they would know Jesus Christ.” Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

Or as heavy, defensive tessellations of metal, like the plate armor of soldiers in medieval Europe or Japan? El Anatsui’s Monumental New Show Is an Act of Justice 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

There may be few medieval ruins in the world as unspoiled and naturally beautiful as Manorbier Castle. I rented my 26th great-grandfather’s Welsh castle, and so could you 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

HBO's medieval thriller "Game of Thrones" led all nominees with 19 and pushed the premium cable network's overall nods to 99, the most of any network. Emmy nominations honor TV newcomers 'True Detective,' 'Orange' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

“Lapvona” is set in a fictional medieval village in what seems to be Eastern Europe. Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Lapvona’ Is Gloomy Folk Horror Set Long Ago 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z

An in-house show stars Orlando, a medieval knight who must rescue his beloved Angelica from a legion of Saracens. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

The secular and sacred holidays melded together by the medieval period and went on to be celebrated in England and Ireland among non-Protestant Christians. History of Halloween: The origins of the holiday 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

Medieval Syria included all of present-day Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories, while medieval Iraq extended about as far north as Tikrit. Iraq and Syria’s Poetic Borders 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

A blog at the esteemed Times Literary Supplement took issue with Rushdie's use of the word "medieval," accusing the author of "intellectual complacency." Salman Rushdie says he'll 'get medieval' on Times Literary Supplement 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

Julia begins to suspect something else: The music contained "devil's chords," considered so dissonant in medieval times they were banned from church music. Tess Gerritsen's 'Playing With Fire' is a well-plotted thriller 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

There was nothing especially medieval about all this jockeying for the crown in 15th century Britain. Notes on a truly Shakespearean year: An enlightened boldness brings out the best in the Bard 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

In the medieval “Saint of the Foxes” the crow recognizes a distorted memory of his old friend, the priestess Fox Cap. A book-length historical fantasy about a crow? It’s not as birdbrained as that sounds. 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

Rare pine paneling, plush red velvet seats and gold leaf, hand laid according to a medieval egg-and-vodka recipe, was to whisk audiences back centuries to the theatre's glory days. Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with gripes 2012-02-01T15:46:09Z

Tattersall’s project draws on the vast holdings of the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine at the University of Minnesota, one of the nation’s premier collections of medieval and early modern medical texts. Plague Water, Anyone? A Distillery Delves Into Medieval Mixology 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Then, just over the border in Austria, I found the Ehrenberg ruins — a medieval castle reality. A tale of two delightful castles, in Germany and Austria 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

Good Friday and medieval Jews This language about Jews in the medieval Good Friday liturgy often carried over into physical violence toward local Jewish communities. Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

But for this line, the designer stayed in familiar territory with tailored plaids, her signature squiggle prints and a hint of a medieval theme, to match the Victorian Gothic building where the show was held. Special Report: Creating a 3-D Geometry 2010-02-22T18:30:00Z

The book is reminiscent of one of those medieval miniature Qur'ans written with a horse's hair. Light is right at the Brit Insurance Design awards 2011 ? review 2011-02-17T09:51:50Z

She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oxford, followed by a doctorate in medieval literature from University College London. Christine Brooke-Rose, Experimental Writer, Dies at 89 2012-04-10T05:10:22Z

The women appear in profile: a frequent choice for Carpaccio, who favored static composition that can feel timeless, or even a little medieval. Mysteries of a Venetian Perfectionist Revealed in Washington 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

The show is told by a troupe of medieval traveling players — they have “Magic to Do,” the famous opening number declares — who recount the very ’70s discontents of the young prince Pippin. Paulus’s Tony winner ‘Pippin’ tumbles circus-style into the National Theatre 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

It is as complex as the multiple panels of a medieval altarpiece, and it is similarly intended to rivet and instruct. ‘Willem van Genk: Mind Traffic’ and ‘Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget’ 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Set into the old city walls in a medieval arsenal, the appropriately renamed 360° offers a sweeping view of the Old Town. 36 Hours in Dubrovnik, Croatia 2012-09-27T14:55:10Z

This image appears alongside stereotyped Black figures from European medieval manuscripts, a move meant to highlight the anti-Blackness embedded in our most revered art historical traditions. Shahzia Sikander’s Exquisite, Entangled Worlds 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

Sung in maybe two parts and a refrain in three parts, they were mostly in Latin mixed with medieval English. Blue Heron’s authentic Advent spirit at St. James 2013-12-08T19:04:14Z

By the 19th century, although it still seemed to spring from an older, medieval age, duelling was regarded as quite glamorous. Men at arms 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

When the days are short, we are closest to the medieval world. The Undiscovered Country: Journeys Among the Dead by Carl Watkins – review 2013-01-12T09:31:00Z

Crichton’s movie, after all, offered Westworld as one of three options; guests could also play in the Roman Empire or a medieval castle. Hold on, cowpokes: HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is a big, fat homework assignment 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

In addition to all the standard hardships you’d expect for an impoverished medieval orphan, Boy must also endure being the constant target of rage, ridicule and fear. Fantasies for Young Readers, With an Eye on Today’s Fears and Divisions 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

As Boyce concludes, to the Reformers the Catholic Church’s “whole medieval salvation package, from pilgrimage to purgatory” was nothing less than “a Satanic detour from the only road to heaven.” ‘Born Bad’: How the idea that we’re all sinners has shaped Western culture 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

The city’s main island, with its fish market, its 17th-century cathedral and the medieval clock tower, was overlooked by tourists. ‘Little Venice’ Finally Gets its Moment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

Scots was undeniably one of the great languages of medieval Europe. Scots: an auld dug with plenty of bite 2010-06-04T21:00:00Z

"Then suddenly I started listening to it and thought: 'Ah, I sort of get it now, there's the medieval drones and the bells and harmonies.'" New band of the day – No 1,308: Stealing Sheep 2012-07-13T11:47:21Z

If anything, the genre’s politics are becoming even more medieval. The Equalizer: why have Hollywood vigilantes gone soft? 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

At the beginning of the overture, a video projected onstage shows the medieval fortress in sweeping drone footage fit for a tourism commercial. Review: A New ‘Tannhäuser’ Brings Burger King to Bayreuth 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

She graduated near the top of her class in 1939 and earned a master’s degree in medieval literature at Cornell University in 1940. Doris Grumbach, Author Who Explored Women’s Plight, Dies at 104 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z

Neither of us had read a word about what there was to see, so Tom decided we should “walk toward that old antiquity of some kind,” pointing to a possibly medieval wall. Frugal Traveler: Fast Cars, Medieval Villages 2011-05-31T19:19:09Z

While the show contains bowls, vases, lacquerware and woodblock-printed books, the bulk is black ink painting, made by medieval monks working in Zen monasteries. The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

This daring venture into a medieval wilderness is a spectacular, rousing departure from anything Ishiguro has ever written, and yet it’s a classic Ishiguro story: graceful, original and humane. Notable fiction books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Sakti Burman mines childhood memory and medieval romance for dreamy paintings of flying elephants and Dalí, while Jogen Chowdhury conjures a disorienting nightmare in his drawing of a man and his monstrous "other". This week's new exhibitions 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z

Twelve columns buttress the ceiling, much like a medieval cathedral. ‘Citizens’ Museum’ of Frankfurt Celebrates 200 Years 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

On another day, relaxed and recharged, it was time to visit Montepulciano, the medieval fortress town that was recently infiltrated by the cast and crew of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” Tuscany Without the Crowds 2010-03-05T03:55:00Z

The garb has its roots in medieval times. You don’t have to give up restaurants, museums or shopping during Madrid’s Holy Week 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

He cited the poets who recited to large audiences in the ancient Sangam period in southern India and the mushaira, a kind of poetry symposium common in the medieval Mughal era. India’s Literary Festivals Multiply Amid Anxiety Over Free Expression 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

"Game of Thrones" is a medieval fantasy epic based on the best-selling books by writer George R.R. 'Game of Thrones' draws 7.1 million viewers for blood-filled finale 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

The charming medieval centre radiates out from bar-lined Praça da República and the narrow winding streets and wide, leafy boulevards are dotted with churches and impressive buildings, with architectural styles from baroque to art deco. 12 of the best beach towns in southern Europe 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z

At first glance it appears to be just another charming medieval town, with a fantastically preserved castle and a 900-year-old cathedral. Overnighter: Norwich, England ? a Getaway for Book Lovers 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z

In the early 2000s, Sorokin grew alarmed by the erosion of civil liberties and growing isolationism under Putin, which he saw as a return to the brutality of medieval Russia. He Envisioned a Nightmarish, Dystopian Russia. Now He Fears Living in One. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. O’Doherty quickly became a leading figure in the Conceptual Art movement, creating cerebral works that drew on disparate sources like chess, geometry and an early medieval Irish alphabet called Ogham. Brian O’Doherty, Art Critic and (Conceptual) Art Creator, Dies at 94 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z

In the British capital as elsewhere the common street name harkens back to the medieval priories that once dotted the area. Wrong Abbey Road: Station draws lost Beatles fans 2012-11-16T12:16:04Z

For an extra treat, pair it with a glass of Malaga wine, a fragrant muscatel that was “medieval Spain’s greatest export.” Poise, great food fulfill chef’s passion at Aragona 2014-02-13T21:38:24Z

Each concludes with a philosophical reflection, often related to humanity's impact on our fellow creatures, that takes the place of the medieval bestiary's "moral". The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson - review 2012-12-25T07:00:15Z

Fallaci tore it from her head, saying, “That’s very kind of you, Imam. And since you said so, I’m going to take off this stupid, medieval rag right now.” The Life of Oriana Fallaci, Guerrilla Journalist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

While the dragon, 25 feet long and 17 feet high, adds plenty of medieval cred, tradition will stop short of slaying it. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 28-Oct. 4 2012-09-27T21:40:11Z

On Tuesday, like in a Hollywood epic, the Loire River swarmed with wooden boats filled with locals dressed in medieval garb - re-enacting Joan of Arc's legendary entry into the city in 1429. France fetes Joan of Arc's 600th birthday 2012-05-01T22:16:04Z

A medieval cloister garden is meant “to preserve your own interior peace and calm, and to a remarkable degree, that’s exactly what happened here,” he said. In medieval monastery gardens, an uplifting model for something we could all use: Refuge 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

At Gravensteen, the medieval castle that was home to the powerful counts of Flanders, an audio tour by a local comedian brings stark privies and dungeons to life. The adoration of Ghent: art, history and flavours in Flanders 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

They look more like medieval travelling players than people at the cutting edge of modern commerce. Artist of the week 95: Olga Chernysheva 2010-07-07T15:31:00Z

After a nearly four-hour train journey from Paris, I stepped into the streets of Annecy, which seemed to have sprung from a medieval storybook. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z

“I was called on to adjudicate on whether a medieval monster existed,” he says, with a twinkle in his eye. A tale of ice and fire: touring East Iceland 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Why is reference to mathematical ideas considered “superfluous technical jargon” while references to a medieval story of romance and a hundred-year-old book about a day in Dublin are not? Markov Chains, Sinclair Lewis and Other Letters to the Editor 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

Two ex-lovers recalling their night together get bogged down in a critique of the film Weekend at Bernie's II, and a medieval madrigal about wooing falters at Jemaine's difficulties in renting a horse. Flight of the Conchords 2010-05-11T20:35:00Z

And so all too often, we get medieval women espousing sexual liberation or spunky Roman slaves who speak like 21st-century comics. Review | What was it like to live in a world both more formal and more brutal than our own? 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

Professional painters stirred in egg yolk to make tempera, achieving the kind of long-lasting finish employed by medieval artists working directly on vellum and plaster. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z

British listeners experienced the medieval myths on which he based his operas “Lohengrin” and “Parsifal” as mirroring their own Arthurian legends. From George Eliot to Neo-Nazi Skinheads: The Chaotic Cult of Richard Wagner 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

On one day in early January, for example, some 80 of the museum’s roughly 430 galleries were closed, including rooms displaying medieval, Egyptian, Chinese, European and American art and objects. The Met Increases Its Pay to Guards to Address Covid-Related Shortages 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z

One pub near the Rock of Cashel, a cluster of medieval buildings on a hilltop in County Tipperary, advertised a lunch special of lasagna and chips. To Ireland, a Son’s Journey Home 2012-10-28T10:30:19Z

SAT-SUN Living history medieval village with crafts, combat by armored knights, entertainment, games, horse rides, craft vendors and demonstrations; 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar 2011-08-04T00:30:05Z

This program, for book lovers 8 and older, centers on a live performance drawn from Mr. Gidwitz’s medieval adventure “The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog.” Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

Instead, we relaxed at our temporary home near the medieval village of Viens with swims in the pool, tag games on the lawn and alfresco meals. Introducing kids to the charm of Provence 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

There are many passenger boats like this that troll the olive waters of the Oise on weekends from May through October, below the city’s medieval ramparts. In France, Impressions of Pissarro on a River Journey 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Fretton imagines a placid, contemporary medieval courtyard before stairs and escalators on one side of the cloister transport visitors to the exhibition spaces below. The V&A goes underground with shortlisted designs for new gallery 2011-03-03T16:50:41Z

Eerie harmonic layers were built upon the wordless syllables, an austere medieval aesthetic punctuated with colorful contemporary twists. Music Review: John Zorn Performing at Alice Tully Hall 2013-07-19T19:42:03Z

The World Monuments Fund and the Aga Khan Trust restored this medieval landmark, as well as hundreds of old houses; rebuilt streets; and planned a 42-acre park to upgrade and integrate the surrounding community. Syrian Conflict Imperils Historical Treasures 2012-08-15T22:13:47Z

Traditional shortbread dates to the 12th century, descending from a Scottish medieval method by which leftover bread dough was baked to a hardness and sweetened with spices. The "Ted Lasso" way to make shortbread fit for “Biscuits with the Boss” 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, excavations in search of prehistoric caves continue at the base of the cliff, and a medieval mystery will gum up the works at the dig, where a Venus fertility figurine has recently been found. Unmasking Magic and Murder in the Best New Crime 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Once a year, Paphos plays host to a major opera performance in a medieval square at the foot of a castle on the Mediterranean coast. Cate Blanchett in Sydney and Peaches in Geneva: Global Arts Guide 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

Also heading up that list are the action/ adventure thriller "Hanna"; the medieval comedy "Your Highness"; and an inspirational sports drama, "Soul Surfer." Films opening Friday include 'Arthur' and 'Hanna' 2011-04-06T20:47:08Z

The exhibition, Verdon said, will expose Americans, who typically have access only to “cottage-industry” Renaissance and medieval sculpture, to some of the period’s most important works. Donatello exhibition heading to Museum of Biblical Art in New York

Even the shoe heels were carved as if on a medieval misericord, or shelf, showing an attention to detail and a polish new to this design duo. Special Report: California Dreamin': Arts and Crafts Make a Comeback 2010-09-16T11:56:00Z

St. Nicholas is a simple medieval structure, little changed from the Austen years, save for the addition of a Victorian steeple. Seeking Inspiration in Jane Austen’s World 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

Despite the crowds, I am always charmed by Tallinn’s Old Town, the best-preserved medieval center in all of Nordic Europe. Embracing Estonia’s singing revolution 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

This is fantasy, after all — and medieval fantasy at that — so why not? Riff: The Bleak ?Game of Thrones? Needs More Light 2011-04-17T03:00:17Z

Brox alternates sections on the prison’s history with ones on the medieval order of Cistercian monks, who structured their lives around silence, which they too saw as a means to redemption. The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

I crossed the river in Drogheda, a medieval town five miles inland. Jane Smiley Explores Ancient Ireland’s Mysterious Tombs 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Medieval facade after medieval facade flitted by, the images so boringly literal that they obliterated any potential for the music to spark its own evocations. RSNO/Oundjian – review 2013-03-24T13:53:47Z

As a medieval monument, Notre-Dame, she added, “has no equivalent in American history”. Why have Americans given so much money to restore Notre-Dame? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Kind of like those medieval feasts they used to have. Melvin Burgess's bucket list 2013-04-09T11:51:00Z

Uman was much closer to the medieval end of the pilgrimage spectrum than the contemporary one. | Gideon Lewis-Kraus 2012-03-13T18:15:57Z

At times resembling medieval viol-consort music as daubed with a Japanese brush, the work is more rigorously constructed than it sounds: simple, plaintive motifs circle and recur, like fallen leaves caught in limpid pools. Music Review: Momenta Quartet at the Stone 2013-01-09T22:51:07Z

Stylistically, he was Janus-headed, looking simultaneously forward to the music of the postserial period, and backward to medieval and Renaissance church music. Peter Maxwell Davies, Contrarian British Composer, Dies at 81 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

With its descriptions of the atmospheric, almost medieval Cévennes region of France, it could be a travel companion, but simmering beneath the surface is an undercurrent of menace. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z

When he erroneously put some turkeys into a purportedly medieval painting, it sent the Nazis into ecstasies: surely this was proof that America was discovered by Teutonic explorers. Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age by Jonathon Keats – review 2013-06-28T07:00:00Z

If so, drop an email to Once the heart of medieval Cork, Christchurch resides on South Main Street, just moments' walk from St Patrick's Street, the city's modern-day hub. Cine-files: Triskel Christchurch, Cork 2012-11-20T10:15:29Z

Gin’s origins are obscure, but it almost certainly began as jenever in the medieval Low Countries. Re-gin-eration: what’s behind the botanical spirit boom? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

Spectrum's artistic director Donald Byrd sets "A Meeting Place" to medieval and Renaissance music, as he addresses the task of "resolving conflict without violence." Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning Nov. 25 2012-11-20T21:40:06Z

We begin with Richard II, an otherworldly, medieval looking figure in spectral white face. Review: ‘DruidShakespeare: The History Plays’ Is Complete With a Crown Fit for Many Kings 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

Above the pigeons were the smoke-blackened remains of the once-colourful Renaissance frescoes featuring a dozen angels playing harps, pipes and other medieval instruments. Restorers tackle obscene 17th-century graffiti on rediscovered frescoes 2012-10-08T12:35:03Z

This medieval fortress is Switzerland’s best castle experience. Lake Geneva: Switzerland’s Riviera 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

I visited the Bryggens Museum, which was built over the remains of the city’s earliest medieval settlement and portrays the story of the city’s many fires and rebirths. Norway in the offseason: Overcast and underappreciated 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

This showed the moon cannot be just a light revolving in the sky, as medieval cosmology had it. Higgs boson: the human urge to visualise the particle is irresistible 2012-07-06T13:00:02Z

The TV series is based on the books, A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, set in the mythical, medieval land of Westeros. Thrones finale beats previous season 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Here and there, medieval ruins poke like dinosaur bones through modern developments. On the Edge of Delhi, a Dynamic Cultural Scene Takes Shape 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

Curious as to what was on the menu during those pesky Bubonic Plague epidemics, I began to research medieval and Renaissance cooking. Thanksgiving, medieval style: Give thanks that “Red Deer testicles” and “living eels in roasted pig” aren’t on the menu today 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

It reminds me of a medieval banquet where, just as you're starting to feel stuffed and nauseous, they wheel out the roast hog. Kanye West's fantasy has come true ? critics believe the hype 2010-11-23T13:23:00Z

For in medieval law, the point of humiliation was to brand the offender, not with a burn but with a lasting reputation of ill repute. “Game of Thrones” finale: Cersei’s public shaming has deep historical roots 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Savall is a performer, teacher and researcher credited with starting the current wave of appreciation and interest in historical music of the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Jordi Savall performance added in Seattle 2012-10-25T20:46:05Z

In the Trie Cloister, gentians, larkspur, poppies, foxglove and dianthus are among dozens of flowers rooted in medieval species. In medieval monastery gardens, an uplifting model for something we could all use: Refuge 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

As do their extravagant outfits: Sporting clobber more suited to a medieval minstrel or a Bedouin, the members knew that peacocking was at least as important as playing. Review: ‘Soul Boys of the Western World’ Revisits Spandau Ballet 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

Beyond a medieval church stands the big, wooden roof of the market hall. Getting around the medieval yet very modern city of Ghent 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

In Europe, he's free to get medieval on his opponents, carrying himself like a knight. "The Walking Dead" plops Daryl Dixon in a zombie-infested France. But he's no ugly American 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z

This only augments the joke of the alleged relentlessness with which he laid waste to his medieval fiefdom. Smart Watch: "What We Do In the Shadows" is a comedy with bite 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

Its gently pulsating final section is a medieval lullaby for soprano soloist, sung here with compelling tenderness by Sarah Tynan. Prom 37: BBC Philharmonic/Noseda 2010-08-15T11:58:00Z

Celebrations included displays of falconry, medieval music and spectacular battle scenes re-enacted by thousands of enthusiasts in chain mail armed with clubs, swords, lances, battle-axes and bows and arrows. After 950 years, Battle of Hastings plays out again 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

In a bold pairing of medieval and modern works, Tuesday’s program, called “hero,” opened with the early music singer and consummate storyteller Benjamin Bagby performing his scenes from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem “Beowulf.” Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z

It appears in medieval manuscripts and it's a fixture of folkloric cultures around the Mediterranean. Metal pope? Pope Francis flashes familiar hand signs in Philippines 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

To say nothing of the army of craftsmen the feckless baron employs to meticulously restore the family’s medieval estate. Edmund White’s High-Octane Saga of Twin Sisters and 1950s Texas 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

In a booklet from the British Museum about the collection, James Robinson, the museum’s curator of medieval collections, asks, “Were the chessmen, in fact, meant to be comic?” Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z

Built on hilltops for defensive purposes in ancient and medieval times, the lofty perches of Tuscany’s hill towns today seem only to protect them from the modern world. Tuscany for beginners: a guide to the best sun-soaked hill towns 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

The elegantly attenuated “Lady Barb” rests on a hollow, patinated bronze base with side cutouts that reveal glimpses of a beautifully polished interior; it’s a neat twist on the medieval reliquary. Art in Review: MATTHEW MONAHAN 2010-12-16T23:51:52Z

Score: 74.795 One of Morocco’s largest, most-touristed cities is known for its dazzling medieval medina, the bustling souks fragrant with scented oils … and for being difficult to navigate as a tourist. These Are the Unfriendliest Cities in the World 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

It’s no surprise that Ridley Scott, who’s made his share of swaggering manly epics, has directed what may be the big screen’s first medieval feminist revenge saga. ‘The Last Duel’ Review: A Medieval Epic in the Age of #MeToo 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

As a medieval Muslim territory conquered by Moorish Muslim armies from North Africa, Andalucía found its culture as well as its culinary inclinations heavily influenced by Arabic customs for the next handful of centuries. A plate of mystical dulce de leche cookies is all I need to remember home 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

Sung in a plain, forceful style, like a medieval chant, the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence are joined to a burbling, surging piano part. A Primer to One of America’s Most Political Composers 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Representing Maxwell Davies at his most engaged, it's an angry work that bears witness to "our disastrous interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan – comparable only to the folly of the medieval crusades and the Crimean war." RLPO/Petrenko – review 2012-06-11T17:10:04Z

Pretrial publicity is one of the biggest challenges facing the defense as they size up potential jurors gathered in this large downtown courthouse, which resembles a medieval castle. 3 men, 2 women seated on first day of jury selection for Cosby trial 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

Now, he observes, papers on Jewish topics are regularly delivered at conferences on medieval Spanish art. Art Review: ?Uneasy Communion? at Museum of Biblical Art 2010-04-29T21:01:00Z

Instead, they’re identified by their stations in the protagonist’s life, as if this were a medieval morality play, or amorality play. Review: As She Was Saying, Brilliantly, in a New ‘Fleabag’ 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

An excavated section of the forum is in the museum’s courtyard, surrounded by a delightful mix of Roman finds, medieval statuary, and 16th-century Portuguese, Flemish, Italian, and Spanish paintings. Peeling back layers of history in Evora 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

“It’s like the medieval guild system in action, where apprentices learn from masters,” said Jack Diamond, a former mathematics professor who is a regular there. Sleight of Hand in Midtown, Beyond Three-Card Monte 2011-06-23T21:04:32Z

Even by medieval infant mortality rates, Edward I and his queen, Eleanor of Castille, were unlucky, losing all but six of their at least 14 children. 10 royal heirs who died before they reigned 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

“Found pigments,” he said, “just like in medieval times.” ECM Album Covers by Manfred Eicher 2012-12-30T05:20:27Z

He eventually ends up in the office of a Turkish “physio-healer” known as Kemal the Bone Cruncher, whose treatment for a herniated disc is a crude variation of a medieval torture rack. | 'Soul Kitchen': In Fatih Akin?s ?Soul Kitchen,? Restaurant Slapstick 2010-08-19T23:12:00Z

Elegant, spare 12th century church built as the headquarters for the Knights Templar, it’s full of dignified medieval effigies and grotesque stone heads sticking their tongues out at you. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

It wants to encourage visitors away from Riga, which is popular with both rowdy British stag-dos and city breakers enticed by the medieval old town and art nouveau architecture. The wood life: my four days immersed in Latvia's forests 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

Today it grows in perfectly trained rows inside the estate’s medieval walls. Bites : Restaurant Report: Venissa, on Isola di Mazzorbo, Italy 2011-07-08T18:55:00Z

He called on Jews to "become a cell" of a "future Semitic commonwealth" modeled on the medieval golden age of Arab rule, when Jews and Arabs together acted as "torchbearers of world enlightenment." Three architects who built Jerusalem: How they shaped and fled (and were forgotten by) the conflicted city 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

A title informs us that we are in “the new dark ages,” and it does feel as if the world is enduring medieval times all over again, albeit with lab-created beings and freakish mutations. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Others can be found in the Arsenale, the nearby medieval network of shipyards, or scattered around the city in cloisters, palazzos, medieval warehouses and disused churches. A Contemplative Venice Biennale, With Less Financial Frenzy 2013-06-02T20:17:59Z

That an iron square bolt lock of the early 16th century should be medieval in spirit is no surprise — metalwork was often more conservative than other art forms. An Auction Brings to Light a French Collector With an Eye for Ignored Beauty 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z

She's not exactly a feminist character — that's not really realistic in a medieval setting — but she also has a more expansive view of what women can be, even in this world. Alicent Hightower of "House of the Dragon" is the Karen of Westeros 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

In later medieval Europe, however, red and white dragons featured in the pre-history of the legendary King Arthur of the Pendragon dynasty. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

The final six episodes of HBO’s award-winning medieval fantasy series set among warring families in the fictional kingdom of Westeros launches on Sunday and concludes on May 19. 'We want people to love it': 'Game of Thrones' creators on finale 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

Then there's an elegant treatment of The Boar's Head, featuring the shawm, a medieval reed instrument, and sturdy a cappella vocal harmonies on the American spiritual Poor Little Jesus. Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band: A Christmas Caper – review 2012-12-13T23:15:01Z

Viktor & Rolf literally opened their show, as a medieval door on the backdrop was let down as a drawbridge. Special Report: Fashion: The Discreet Return of the Bourgoisie 2011-03-06T18:55:47Z

Cleveland, with its new galleries of ancient and medieval art, is ideal for viewing the exhibition, which includes an 11th-century German altar, with gold, pearls and cloisonné, from the museum’s collection. The Week Ahead: Jan. 2 ? 8 2010-12-31T15:49:43Z

This change can be observed by comparing medieval and Renaissance dress. How fashion adapted to climate change — in the Little Ice Age 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

Gower is not only a poet but a tireless busybody who moves about London trading coins for scraps of information; he’s a medieval private eye and narrates much of the novel. ‘The Invention of Fire’ is a thrillingly written 14th-century murder mystery 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

The text, she said, was difficult to write, when creating a “really strange story that was inspired by this incredibly bizarre medieval text.” An Eagerly Awaited Opera, Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

As the road gets steeper, rows of slender cypress trees usher you to Castello di Volpaia, a medieval village where most of the structures are, naturally, devoted to wine and olive oil production. Europe, in 9 Walks 2013-04-19T14:51:25Z

Britten adapted the text not from Genesis but from a Chester Miracle Play from medieval times. Music Review: Chamber Music Society at Alice Tully Hall 2013-05-12T21:55:55Z

Sam Fogg, the respected London dealer, has regularly staged exhibitions of medieval art in New York for around a decade, but never before in Chelsea. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

The twice-a-summer bareback horse race, Il Palio, is still the most anticipated event, and the contrade, or neighborhood associations, still inspire a loyalty as deep as they did in medieval times. 36 Hours in Siena, Italy 2012-10-11T19:10:32Z

Maybe asking someone to describe the current online dispensation to a medieval farmer isn’t so risible after all. ‘Uncanny Valley’ Charts a Tech Pilgrim’s Progress 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z

Are we more progressive than the medieval artists who acknowledged the dark side of their recent history? Pardon? What Modern Toss's F***yeux tapestry says about Britain today 2013-04-17T14:26:59Z

It’s the best preserved example of a medieval castle left in Europe. Exploring Scotland’s Past and Present 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Edinburgh’s equivalent to Seattle’s famous Underground Tour is Real Mary King’s Close, the remains of a medieval Old Town alleyway that was sealed off when the city built an 18th-century city council chamber above it. Explore the wee, wonderful alleyways of Edinburgh 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

Louis and his wife Joséphine restored medieval and renaissance tapestries and sold them from their gallery in Paris. Louise Bourgeois obituary 2010-05-31T21:50:00Z

Yes, the fruit is difficult to handle, bearing likeness to a medieval weapon. Pursuits: A Love Letter to a Smelly Fruit 2013-12-03T18:33:25Z

More to my taste, however, are some literary inclinations I’ve retained since childhood — among them, a love of mysteries and detective fiction and a fondness for medieval tales of all kinds. Kathryn Schulz Doesn’t Count Any Reading Pleasures as Guilty 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

It’s rare to see characters with disabilities in games, but Rogue Legacy features medieval knights who are challenged in some way. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Year of the Indie 2013-12-25T13:01:28Z

In the medieval period, the dead were considered simply another age group. How the dead danced with the living in medieval society 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

So imagine my disappointment when I learned they each was merely a series of medieval shorts about Jesus. The mystery of theatre's missing detective plays 2011-07-28T13:34:14Z

Immersing himself in medieval manuals of Latin rhetoric and grammar, and closely examining letters and speeches, Professor Witt examined two powerful currents in the development of modern ideas about language and history. Ronald G. Witt, Who Gave the Renaissance a New Birthdate, Dies at 84 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

Maria Andaloro, a historian of byzantine and medieval art and the main curator of the exhibition, described the frescoes as forming “the spinal cord of medieval painting in Rome.” Early Christian Church in Rome Reopens to Public 1460-05-19T05:00:00Z

A trail of floating candles guided us to the cascade of stone steps that led up from the island’s mooring to the medieval church. Why I fell in love with Slovenia 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z

The miniseries jumps back and forth in time between modern and medieval France as it follows two women searching for the Holy Grail. Martin Freeman in ‘Sherlock’ — and FX’s upcoming ‘Fargo’ 2014-01-17T19:09:21Z

This "empire of cash" was run by and for entrepreneurs, replacing "the chivalrous medieval knight with a new type of hero: the man of business". City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire by Roger Crowley - review 2012-07-24T10:30:02Z

Or changing career to something a bit less medieval. Why are morris dancers under threat from a shortage of irons? 2013-06-16T18:00:08Z

A hand-drawn animated film with an unusual hero — a medieval monk in training, seeking to save the ancient Book of Kells — it had its American premiere in July as part of the festival’s year-round programming. Coming-of-Age Filmgoers: You?re Not in Kansas Anymore 2010-02-26T18:41:00Z

Ironically, however, the wider distribution of such images as independent “pictures” increased the popularity and awareness of medieval art among contemporary artists and the wider public. Fitzwilliam Museum Celebrates the Birth and Glory of Color Manuscripts 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

In his navy suit and thin-rimmed glasses, Mr. Freedman, a professor of medieval history at Yale University, doesn’t look the part of a provocateur, either. The Magnificent 10: Restaurants That Changed How We Eat 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

That afternoon as we sat across from the charred Valchevriere ruins, after a strenuous climb through the woods, Guillon said, “Schoolchildren I bring here always ask if it’s a medieval castle.” Her uncle died with the French Resistance, and she had to visit the spot 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

The prominence of metallic gold and silver recalls medieval and renaissance religious art, also an influence on the Venezuela-bred D.C. artist’s suite of modern-day Madonnas, exhibited last year at Honfleur Gallery. In the galleries: Delineating a cultural frontier 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

The "Meat Fruit" starter, of medieval origin, resembles a satsuma — it's a gelatinous sphere of mandarin puree and oil — but conceals a filling of chicken-liver parfait. Madcap Cooking from Heston Blumenthal 2011-03-17T15:05:00Z

Most of the sites featured in the book originated in the medieval age of Islamic empires, as the faith spread from the harsh Arabian desert into new landscapes and climates. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

Roman world and medieval world are yet to make an appearance in the show, but it’s been so successful that such growth seems inevitable. Box set blockbusters: when movies make better TV shows 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

In the medieval poem, the male protagonist — the Lover — is a dreamer whose affections are aimed at the symbolic entity of a rose. An Eagerly Awaited Opera, Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

Many of the pieces are simple reminders of the full panoply of the senses that were represented in medieval art. Medieval Europeans had noses, eyes and ears — and they used them 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

Her rivals include fictional characters in clashes from “Captain Marvel” and medieval fantasy television series “Game of Thrones.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets 'best fight' MTV Movie award nod 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

A number of the artist’s Moroccan-themed works are on view in this show, timed to coincide with a large-scale exhibition on medieval Morocco at the Louvre. What’s On This Week Around the World 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

It’s set in Provence in the medieval era of troubadours. Review: Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Raymonda,’ Searching About for a Perfect Suitor 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

It wasn’t Pompeii, or medieval Florence or 18th-century France, with its wheat riots. Using Science and History to Unlock the Secrets of Bread 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

This concoction of Renaissance ideas and a human story is being brought to life with an eclectic musical composition - featuring medieval instruments, West African drummer Tony Allen, and Damon Albarn's unmistakable vocals. Magical mystery man 2011-06-07T07:09:40Z

In its sources and allusions, the concert took for granted the broad-spectrum musical erudition of current composers: hip-hop, medieval motets, Broadway, Impressionism, dubstep. Review: Julia Holter and the Spektral Quartet in the Ecstatic Music Festival 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

There's a string quartet and a thrash metal trio; a lounge band who sound like they're playing Charlie Brown themes; and an a cappella quintet who sound like a medieval Andrews Singers. John Zorn – review 2013-07-14T15:00:01Z

The basic message — that the medieval world was full of sensory indulgence — is reductive, and was probably tailored to casual visitors. Medieval Europeans had noses, eyes and ears — and they used them 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

The main room with a second floor balcony held: three Celtic dulcimers, an upright harp, a medieval lute, a Middle Eastern lyre, a Gibson guitar, a baby grand piano and a wooden recorder. My mother, alone in the woods 2014-01-20T01:00:00Z

Her mother retired as a lecturer on medieval art at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. Good Design With a Mix of Chemistry 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z

In this show a set of four prints like a medieval church polyptych suggests an older religious context. Art Review: Behold the Anonymous Downtrodden 2011-06-02T21:57:17Z

The imposing medieval castle that looms above Lerici’s main piazza is the town’s defining feature, but the scenic mile-and-a-half-long promenade that stretches along the waterfront is its most dazzling. Next Stop: Lerici Lacks the International Cachet of Nearby Cinque Terre. 2010-06-16T20:05:00Z

The glimpse of medieval Ireland and early Celtic Christianity was a real thrill. Northern Ireland’s lake lands: Rain, history and the Mellons 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

He also despised his son, a medieval outcast of a different sort to Tyrion. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z

These include the Maestà, a spectacular two-sided altarpiece designed by the great Sienese artist Duccio, a work considered by many scholars as the world’s most important late medieval artwork in existence. 36 Hours in Siena, Italy 2012-10-11T19:10:32Z

Episodes of "Boardwalk Empire," "The Borgias," "Game of Thrones" and "Once Upon a Time" also received nominations, but the likelihood of the masses finding their closets influenced by medieval Italians or mythical adventurers seems slim. 'Mad Men' costumes get Emmy snub 2012-07-19T18:55:15Z

The project conjured both a walled medieval fortress and an upgraded version of the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland. Critic?s Notebook: In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises, Walled and Lofty 2010-09-25T21:09:00Z

Jared Angle, Anthony Huxley and Mr. Stafford elegantly evoked the “Emeralds” world of medieval chivalric romance. Jonathan Stafford Bids Farewell to City Ballet 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

The Temple of Dendur will offer drop-in drawing, while the medieval galleries will host a jewelry workshop and a “How Did They Do That?” session devoted to tapestries. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

Boza, which is made of millet, semolina, water and sugar, was first brewed in medieval times in Anatolia and southern Russia. Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul 2014-01-31T18:45:16Z

A gift shop is stocked with everything from tomes on medieval Europe to logo mugs and T-shirts, baskets woven by a castle worker and toy wooden cross-bows made in France. Heads Up: In Arkansas, a Medieval Castle Is Taking Shape 2010-07-28T21:03:00Z

What might be considered the first chandelier, the “corona de luz,” Azzarito says, was an “iron ring that held candles aloft,” inspired by the medieval oil-cup holders that Crusaders saw in modern-day Turkey. No crystal here: These modern chandeliers break with tradition 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

History and the landscape are littered with examples of such obstructions, from medieval walled cities to the sinuous and fortified Great Wall of China. The odd tale of Britain’s wall — a hedge — across a swath of India 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

The tables around him are covered by yards of scroll-like paper that look like something a medieval copyist might pore over. Invisible Hand in MoMA Shows 2010-02-17T23:20:00Z

His fantastical kingdom of "mute cicadas and imperishable people" was part of the medieval tradition of a mirror in which the whole world was reflected. The Light and the Dark by Mikhail Shishkin – review 2013-03-13T15:49:39Z

Jonah’s mosque, which had never properly been studied, had a medieval core with additions through the centuries, Ms. Werr said. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

In medieval style, we sat at long wooden tables surrounded by fantastical woodcarvings of jesters and knights, a chandelier made of wooden mermaids hanging whimsically over our heads. Overnighter: In Kutna Hora, Near Prague, Contemporary Art Amid Medieval Charm 2010-11-15T18:15:00Z

The production, by Jonathan Miller, updates the action from vaguely medieval times to an oppressively grand 19th-century manor house and gives us glimpses of numerous members of the household who aren't in the original libretto. Simon Rattle leads 'Pelleas' in Met debut 2010-12-18T18:31:05Z

Both works spoke pointedly about the experience of war; the cathedral had been built alongside the ruins of its medieval predecessor, bombed to oblivion on the night of 16 November 1940. King Priam, a pacifist's opera, can still shed light on the trauma of war 2012-05-24T09:32:34Z

Veiled like a medieval princess on her tomb, Daphne Guinness lay dead still, just one hand shivering inside its armored “glove.” Special Report: Fashion: Gone Global: Fashion as Art? 2011-07-04T18:13:03Z

But in medieval times, milk was also imbued with virtue and spiritual knowledge. Milk: A Local and Global History by Deborah Valenze ? review 2011-07-29T23:08:16Z

Ridley Scott’s medieval drama “The Last Duel” also reunites Affleck and Matt Damon, with some Adam Driver thrown in. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez make romance official in Venice 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

At 16, Thomson took the Cambridge entrance exam and the following year was studying medieval history and political thought. Rupert Thomson: a life in writing 2013-03-08T10:00:01Z

Armani is one of Patel’s most significant co-stars in the new medieval fantasy “The Green Knight,” in which the 31-year-old actor plays Sir Gawain, a would-be warrior who embarks on something of a suicide mission. Dev Patel, Starry Knight 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

Game of War is basically a medieval FarmVille crossed with Risk. Critic’s Notebook: Game of War: Fire Age Translates Players’ Chat 2013-07-14T22:14:31Z

Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images Rising above the jumble of Georgian and medieval roofs of central Canterbury, a new structure is reaching completion. Marlowe theatre rises above Canterbury skyline ? and spending cuts 2011-07-13T17:52:58Z

He had, after all, the Pope and Halley's comet – a portent of great change to medieval folk. Last night's TV 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z

In 1948 he received his doctorate in English from Yale and joined Berkeley’s English department as an assistant professor specializing in medieval literature. Charles Muscatine, Chaucer Scholar, Dies at 89 2010-03-20T05:13:00Z

He started early, embarking on a renovation of a medieval street in his native Antwerp at age 21 and buying his first Lucio Fontana painting at age 26. T Magazine: The Luxury of Humility 2014-05-07T13:00:44Z

Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano were in their 30s, neophytes by the standards of their trade, when they were selected to build a new arts center in the heart of Paris’s beloved medieval core. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Actually there isn't anything to see, just three loudspeakers and a bench; it is a piece of sound art, recordings of the artist singing slightly different versions of a Scottish medieval ballad. Which artist should win the Turner prize? 2010-12-06T14:27:00Z

But this story, set in the Germany of medieval romance, is complicated by aspects of pathos, wildness, doom, tragedy, malice — all of which Tchaikovsky’s score responds to passionately. ‘Swan Lake’ Discoveries Allow for a Deeper Dive Into Its History 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

With its last episode, which ran roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes, the medieval fantasy series, based on the novels of George R.R. Game of Thrones reaches its end, with one or two shocks left 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z

Mélisande, at one point, is accompanied by a pale halo of gold, as if she were in some medieval Marian painting. Review: Debussy’s ‘Pelléas,’ but This Time All Boxed In 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

In addition, the coinage was debased by the medieval practice of “clipping” of coins, or shaving off the edges to save the silver. Means of exchange 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

When she returned, she produced a trilogy of medieval fantasy stories. Spanish novelist Matute dies aged 88 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

Possibly for the first time since the elaborate but often illegible opening capital letters of medieval illuminated manuscripts, font designers didn’t have to worry about readability and reproducibility. 2010-01-10T04:47:00Z

The first of three “parables for church performance” that Britten wrote in the 1960s, “Curlew River” is an adaptation of Juro Motomasa’s medieval play “Sumidagawa” that hovers serenely between Japanese theater and Anglican spirituality. Critic’s Notebook: Mark Morris Directing Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2013-07-30T20:59:50Z

“My father saw him as a sort of medieval elder or priest,” Mollo said. A Long Time Ago in Drawings Far Far Away … 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

In Germany, Reformation-era paintings pump up the charisma of Martin Luther as he challenged teachings of the medieval church. European art comes alive when you learn the story behind it 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

His earlier poems reflect the formal style of the time and are influenced by classical myths, biblical stories and medieval poetry and ballads. Why W.S. Merwin endures, and other best poetry to read this month 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

Before the Reformation unleashed these art attackers, art in Britain was just as rich and decorative as anywhere in medieval Europe. What makes art a target for attack? 2013-07-08T16:23:22Z

His tomb is the only medieval English saint’s tomb with the full body buried within it. Centuries of history come to life on a verger tour of Westminster Abbey 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Work by Osgood, who lives in Portland, is influenced by crafts such as Islamic ceramics, Mexican tiles and medieval tapestries. A show of Kim Osgood's art at Lisa Harris Gallery 2010-04-22T21:12:00Z

In medieval England, parents and godparents called one another “godsibs,” short for “God’s siblings.” Family Matters: The Godparent Trap 2010-05-28T22:39:00Z

It’s weighed down by history, from classical bronze statues to medieval armor to modernist sculptures. Transforming metal: ‘Metalmorphosis’ exhibit at BAM shows new possibilities 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Along the way he stopped to see several sites, including the magnificent Les Baux de Provence, where a medieval village and fortress ruins are perched high in the mountains. Q&A: From London to St.-R?my and Avignon 2010-07-29T17:00:00Z

“She is fairly unusual for that time, in that she put pen to paper herself,” said Tom Licence, the author of a book on medieval hermits and recluses. Overnighter: Norwich, England ? a Getaway for Book Lovers 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z

In an illumination from a medieval manuscript of Froissart's Chronicles, the king and his lords in their pageantry confront an army of poor men in front of the towers and spires of London. I depict a riot 2011-08-09T13:28:10Z

That is how it must have seemed, I am sure, to the medieval, lukewarm Christian. Lent is all showy, wholesome abstinence. No one ever gives up porn 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Since then, he has continued his exploration of ballet and his commitment to live music — both played and sung, from medieval to modern. Dance Listings for May 30-June 5 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

He received a degree in classical literature and medieval philosophy in 1964, and a master’s in fine arts from Columbia University in 1968. Thomas Cahill, Popular Writer of Ireland’s History, Dies at 82 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z

Indeed, Christmas dinner dates back to medieval times and has been evolving ever since. A brief history of Yorkshire puddings 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z

The website has a strange picture of medieval debauchery. Manhattan transfers: New York’s boroughs by ferry 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z

While Durand, Grimes and Doyle already had the fraternal bonds to play Robin's lieutenants, they went through medieval boot camp to master the fighting skills required. Crowe pals form band of Merry Men in `Robin Hood' 2010-05-14T11:31:00Z

Still, a medieval abbess is a challenging heroine — living, as she does, a millennium away from us, suspended in that dim historical period long after the Romans but centuries before Shakespeare. Review | In Lauren Groff’s hands, the tale of a medieval nunnery is must-read fiction 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

Verdict: Sansa's period is a horrific experience – a medieval rite of passage forcing her to marry and bear children without her consent. The best and absolute worst onscreen first periods, from "Carrie" to "Turning Red" 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

Yes: on the medieval ecclesiastical calendar, food intake was restricted in one way or another for more than a hundred and eighty days per year. The Rabbit-Hole Rabbit Hole 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

He appeared for the first time in 1973 in “The Godwulf Manuscript,” in which he is hired by a university to retrieve a stolen medieval document, an investigation that triggers a murder. 2010-01-20T07:23:00Z

In 1853, Emperor Napoleon III instructed Haussmann to change Paris from a medieval warren of overcrowded, narrow streets into a grand city of spacious boulevards, public squares and ample parks. Gustave Caillebotte's role in Impressionist history illuminated in 'Painter's Eye' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Although this work’s whole spirit belongs in the medieval age of chivalry, all too often it’s set in the Tudor or Victorian eras. Dance Review: ‘Swan Lake’ From Mariinsky Ballet, Broadcast Live 2013-06-10T22:31:51Z

The show also includes Pompeian mosaics, medieval engravings of the dance of death, and the wild imaginings of Surrealists and Pop artists. Death Comes to Life at Paris Exhibition 2010-05-27T10:00:00Z

The women often wore slim-fitting gowns and veiled crowns, like medieval queens. In Sukhishvili Georgian Ballet, elegant tradition meets modern energy 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

An oddly alluring object in the medieval display is a gilded copper plaque featuring a large champlevé enamel crucifix surrounded by smaller enamels, cameos and intaglios. Art Review: ‘Salvaging the Past,’ on Hoentschel, at Bard Graduate Center 2013-05-09T20:53:25Z

In the Tetzlaff’s vivid performance this music was passionately lyrical, with echoes of medieval marches, courtly dances and folk melodies. Music Review: Yesterday?s Shocks, Sounding Lyrical Today 2011-04-12T23:56:11Z

After composing the piece, Bruckner suggested a scenario for the first movement that is hard to take at face value — about gates opening to a medieval city, knights on horses, woodland magic and such. Are Bruckner Symphonies Now the Proving Ground for Conductors? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

The concert ended with two excerpts from an opera Ms. Soper is developing that also draws on medieval poetry — the “Romance of the Rose” — but uses texts of her own and by contemporary poets. Review: Conjuring the Splintered Self With Electronics and Voice 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

A dress pattern is an Impressionist splash of color, faces are generic, bland, like those of wood-carved medieval saints. Art In Review: TOMOAKI SUZUKI 2012-11-29T20:26:18Z

Since Coster had no notion of the medieval Islamic world as something alien and strange, his engravings depicted the characters in the stories in European dress. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z

A lot of fantasy uses medieval Europe as its point of departure. 'Saints! Samovars! Romance! Magic! And a guy gets cut in half': Leigh Bardugo on Shadow and Bone 2013-07-19T15:18:00Z

In medieval times, music was part of the quadrivium, studied alongside maths, geometry and astronomy. Symphony of life: making music out of the human genome 2010-06-24T21:29:00Z

For the artist Marc Quinn, “tapestry is a medium which joins two worlds — the medieval and ours.” Special Report: Contemporary Art: Show Highlights the Return of the Loom 2011-06-13T12:00:07Z

In recent years, crime in Maastricht, a city of cobblestone lanes and medieval structures, has included a shootout on the highway, involving a Bulgarian assassin hired to kill a rival drug producer. A Dutch City Seeks to End Drug Tourism 2010-08-18T01:31:00Z

If, by some typically improbable turn of events, Homer Simpson were to unearth from his backyard an old chest containing a chess set from medieval times, what would the pieces look like? Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z

In its architecture and interiors, it evokes the ancient churches and monasteries of Europe and contains many precious objects that belie the idea that the medieval world was benighted. In medieval monastery gardens, an uplifting model for something we could all use: Refuge 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

Starting May 13 and for at least the rest of the month, the medieval Bled Castle will host an exposition on bees and beekeeping in the area. Fall in Love With Bees on an ‘Apitourism’ Trip to Slovenia 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

Eya focused on the music of Europe’s medieval centuries, when plagues and illiteracy reigned, along with hallow-sounding harmonies and old rhythmic systems. D.C. trio Eya presents a buffet of early music for lunchtime concert series 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

And all the networks are chasing the next “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s popular Emmy-winning medieval fantasy series, which has become the pinnacle of prestige TV. Better call Netflix? Streaming platforms poaching top TV talent 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

"I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian, told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, in reference to the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. Artist Thomas Kinkade dies in Calif. at age 54 2012-04-07T04:56:37Z

Now let’s leave the church and walk north until we hit the main street of medieval Ghent — Hoogpoort. Getting around the medieval yet very modern city of Ghent 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

A love story intertwined with a song contest, set in a storybook vision of medieval Germany, it brings back to the company after 24 years the eminent conductor Antonio Pappano. Review: Wagnerian Comedy Is No Joke in the Met’s ‘Meistersinger’ 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Although they resemble medieval torture devices, they were both once used to prevent snoring. Is a cure for snoring finally getting closer? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

He was referring to a ballet about the exotic travels of the medieval explorer Marco Polo, interpreted by the Shanghai ballet to usher in the Chinese Lunar New Year. Pierre Cardin: One Step Ahead of Tomorrow 2010-03-22T21:00:00Z

But the characters are flat, stamped out on Martin’s production line of medieval fantasy types. ‘House of the Dragon’ Review: Domesticating ‘Game of Thrones’ 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

But the English taste for harmonies in thirds and sixths, consonant to our ears but considered dissonant by medieval theorists, was pervasive. Review | The Folger Consort welcomes Christmas with a messe 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z

The evening plays out in a plain wooden box, and the costumes of lederhosen and dirndls, while picturesque, are hardly the medieval dress of a conventional “Lohengrin.” In Europe, Opera Takes On Our Time 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Epics/Getty Images Durham sanctuary knocker, 12th centuryYes, it is a door knocker, but the monstrous leonine head cast in the 1100s is one of the most striking medieval sculptures in Britain. Magritte, Monet and Tracey Emin ? the week in art 2011-08-26T08:00:01Z

And I've started by visiting Avebury, York Minster and Kettle's Yard gallery in Cambridge – all homes to great British art, from the prehistoric, medieval and modern periods. The story of British art: my 5,000 year hunt for treasure 2012-07-10T17:31:39Z

Leave the bustling town behind and plunge into this medieval jewel founded in 1093. In France, Narbonne takes a turn in the international spotlight 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

The National Museum of African Art agreed to lend 23 works to the Block Museum at Northwestern University for a groundbreaking show on medieval Africa. A critically acclaimed National Gallery show must come down, so workers are moving the art without pay 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

The lower sections are original; the higher elevations medieval. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

In addition to royal history, Lloyd often deviates into other aspects of medieval and Elizabethan England, including several Shakespeare-themed episodes and a mini-series on the history of witchcraft. 5 Podcasts About the Royal Family 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

Here “Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer” receives far more attention than Lewis’s magisterial history of English literature during the 16th century or “The Discarded Image,” his brilliant précis of the medieval worldview. ‘The Fellowship’ explores the spiritual roots of Tolkien and the Inklings 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Instead, they pick over the past and boldly draw from disparate techniques, mixing in rock, jazz, medieval chant, whatever. Review: Ligeti Forward Celebrates a Master Modern Composer 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

"There's certain shows you watch, like `Game of Thrones' for instance, and you see these people in their medieval fantasy garb," Kimmel said. Jimmy Kimmel rolls out red carpet as Emmy host 2012-09-19T21:19:08Z

And how fun to see Margaery playing Joffrey’s hormones like a fine medieval lute. Game of Thrones Watch: Fire, Meet Ice 2012-06-04T14:44:21Z

The former president's noggin shows up shish-kabobbed on a barbarian's pike in a scene from the chainmail-and-boobs medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones sorry about decapitating George W Bush 2012-06-14T15:49:00Z

The Varmas on Monday became the first overnight guests for some 70 years to stay at the medieval Bran fortress, the model for the "Dracula's castle" of Bram Stoker's Victorian-era novel. Dracula's castle welcomes guests with coffins and no silver 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

In England The Romance of the Rose was the paradigmatic example of the medieval form: one writer would begin the story and another would complete it. In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades 2012-08-13T16:34:00Z

The characters in this “Vêpres” inhabit not one plane of history but two: both the Paris of the premiere and the medieval Sicily of Verdi’s opera. It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Choreography on Opera Stages 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

In medieval times, the town had a thriving leather business, but the tanning process made for pungent merchandise that didn’t sit well with the gloved nobility. A Perfume Devotee in the Land of French Fragrance 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

We spent most of our second week hiking the rugged trails and visiting the medieval villages tucked under the craggy cliffs and jagged ridges of the Serra de Tramuntana in northwest Mallorca. In Spain, finding peace — and paella — on Mallorca 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

If you want to criticize Medieval Times for anything, try the menu, although I suspect most modern people would not be very interested in real medieval food. Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

The road around the bay is dotted with medieval villages, family-friendly beaches and swimming platforms. Dubrovnik’s Dothraki-like hordes make Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor appealing 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

With the lids of the models’ eyes blackened, with hooded or wrapped coats, and complex layers mostly in black and brown, Rick Owens seemed almost in a medieval place. Fashion Review: The Cavalry Can?t Save Them 2010-03-06T03:11:00Z

Aragona is named for the medieval kingdom of Aragon, precursor to modern Spain, but the food is particularly inspired by Andalucia, Catalonia and Valencia, coastal regions that give way to mountains. Poise, great food fulfill chef’s passion at Aragona 2014-02-13T21:38:24Z

We set off again, across the magnificent medieval bridge that spans the Lima. Walking the other way: the Portuguese Camino 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z

Elsewhere the House tells an even shaggier-dog story: There are copies of ancient and medieval religious frescoes to provide evidence that since the Roman era artists have always had a sly, satirical streak. | Abroad: Take My Bulgarian Joke Book. Please. 2010-10-27T17:57:00Z

You are still a parkour-climbing medieval commando in Renaissance Italy, except now the action has shifted to Rome, which was not much seen in the last game. The Best Games of E3: From New Halo to Epic Mickey Mouse 2010-06-21T21:54:00Z

The vocal lines have long passages of chant and the medieval equivalent of pop tunes. ‘The Play of Daniel,’ at Trinity Church 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z

Within are sculpture, stained glass and illuminated manuscripts, and perhaps the Met’s most famous medieval works, the Unicorn Tapestries. 36 Hours in Upper Manhattan 2014-02-20T19:20:26Z

After solemn, almost medieval harmonies, the ending is a glittering ice storm of bells. From a Composer’s Resurgence, a Masterpiece Rises 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

In the first, Passport to Pimlico, a London borough, supported by a recently discovered medieval document, declares itself to be part of ancient Burgundy and thus an independent state. Whisky Galore ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:46Z

In earlier centuries, too, the brutality and squalor of medieval life coexisted with remarkable creativity, pursuit of knowledge, and spiritual aspirations that were about faith and charity, not fanaticism. Don't Root for the Game of Thrones White Walkers Just Yet 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Tucked between the worn pages are tiny slips of paper marking particular prayers — medieval Post-it notes, Kiely said. A Cabinet of Wonders Opens Wide 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z

Copiously illustrated and meticulous in its chronology, the book is a definitive guide to medieval fashion that should prove useful for scholars and designers alike. Art Review: Medieval Style Files: Tailored Artistry 2011-05-26T22:25:13Z

The basilica of Saint Benedict in the medieval town of Norcia swayed but held up last week when a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked mountainous central Italy. Italy's vulnerable beauty lacks funds and attention against earthquakes 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

I gazed up at the medieval Porte de Hal, the last remains of the city walls. Brussels: The Chocolate Trail 2011-12-23T17:57:07Z

But his beliefs turn out to be militantly conservative, if not medieval. Review: ‘The Young Pope’ Is Beautiful and Ridiculous 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

“I’m a warrior for light,” Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian, told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, a reference to the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. Thomas Kinkade, Landscape Painter, Dies at 54 2012-04-07T13:35:00Z

It's beautiful: there are medieval villages and olive trees and patios with views of hills. A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 2010-06-18T22:00:00Z

I’ve been known to swerve off the road for medieval castles. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

She’d dreamed of being an academic and so went to Scotland to finish her master’s in medieval archaeology for a year, and Gordon travelled to India and finished his degree. How we stay together: we debate absolutely everything – but we fight fair 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z

Despite its surface gloss of authenticity, "Ironclad" takes a "pseudo-realistic" approach to history while upping the ante on medieval carnage. 'Ironclad': Paul Giamatti leads a fine cast into bloody battle 2011-07-07T19:25:07Z

Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel “Gone Girl” is a work of impressive engineering that mounts a series of grotesque gargoyles above its entrance, like a medieval cathedral advertising all the lurid sins that require expiation within. “Gone Girl”: A dark marriage drama becomes a “battle-of-the-sexes” debate 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

The museum has one of the most important collections of period rooms in the world, beginning with an imaginary medieval bedroom, dismal and dark. An Old Paris Museum Makes a New Name for Itself 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

The relics of its namesake saint first put the town on the medieval map, drawing pilgrims from around Europe … until it was ransacked by Protestants, and its stones repurposed for newer buildings in town. St. Andrews: Hit the links, books and beach 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

This language shifted the blame for the death of Jesus in medieval Christianity from Roman authorities to the Jewish people as a whole. Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

The original medieval spelling without h is reasserting itself. David Crystal: the story of English spelling 2012-08-23T13:00:01Z

“The unbelievable brutality and horror on our screens, beheadings, slavery, maltreatment of the poor, religious fanaticism – is often described as ‘medieval’ behaviour,” she says. Fashion’s Game of Thrones fans bring the dragon queen onto the catwalk 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

Further on in the show, there are postcards of cloisters and medieval church interiors, the images punctured by numerous round holes, letting in air and light, and dizzying the architecture with a colander of holes. Rachel Whiteread: Through the eyes of a child 2010-09-06T20:31:00Z

Of the 59 works on view, about half of which are from the medieval period, the Danaë painting is one of only two that does not picture a Christian theme. Art Review: Italian Paintings From the Feigen Collection, at Yale 2010-06-10T21:43:00Z

"From the medieval era, as well as before Islam, poets used satire as an instrument of ridicule." Ridiculing of leaders through satire has a long history 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

While all of this testifies to an aesthetically and technologically sophisticated culture, a nonspecialist might wonder what is distinctively Seljuqian about it — what distinguishes it from, say, medieval Islamic arts and crafts in general. The Met Explores an Islamic Dynasty’s All-Embracing Big Tent 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

The afternoon began with chant and early medieval polyphony from Lionheart: six voices, no instruments. Music Review: At the Met, Dance, Chant and Song Span the Centuries 2010-03-15T21:48:00Z

Cain — the biblical figure who slew his brother, Abel — metamorphosizes first into a cruel Roman emperor, then a bloodthirsty medieval king, then a fascist dictator. Perspective | The president opens his mouth daily, and the American theater bites back 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Nowhere I had ever been seemed more medieval, or even, in the right weather, primeval. Holloway by Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood, Dan Richards – review 2013-07-19T07:00:01Z

Collars from the medieval era are studded with spikes and barbed metal. That Shaggy Mutt? At Dog Museums, Our Drooling Companions Are the Stars 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

“That’s why they’re not pretty stacks,” said Karen Green, Butler’s librarian for ancient and medieval history and for religion and graphic novels. Still Life: Butler Library at Columbia Is a Haven for Body and Mind 2012-06-26T16:03:23Z

New College dispensed with grades and large lectures, and it appealed to the homeschooled and bookish Derek, who wanted to pursue a double major in German and medieval history. The Plight of the Political Convert 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

This Pythagorean view re-emerged in medieval universities, where scholars studied the quadrivium, which divided the science of mathematics into four parts: geometry and arithmetic, astronomy and music. Of the spheres 2010-07-02T23:05:00Z

A gigantic beanstalk grows out of a medieval peasant’s posterior, and another peasant says, “I told you they were magic beans and not to eat them.” Sam Gross, 89, Dies; Prolific Purveyor of Cartoons, Tasteful and Otherwise 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Still, in its overall musical character, “Curlew River” is like a modern-day medieval liturgical drama. Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

He was drunk and I told him all about medieval mystery plays. A life in writing: Les Murray 2010-11-22T00:05:00Z

Ms. Chaney is thoroughly grounded in the past, from medieval music to the Mitchell song, “A Case of You,” that was her last encore. Review: Olivia Chaney, a Willfully Modern Singer of Folk 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Uncannily poised, Purifoy's composition has the look of a medieval icon. 'Junk Dada' assembles Noah Purifoy's overlooked, pivotal works 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

The mood among the riders and walkers was turning pensive as the tratturi passed through remote, serene landscapes, with hilltop medieval towns appearing here and there in the distance. ‘Oh-Oh, Ay-Ay!’ Riding to an Italian Rhythm on the Transumanza 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

The site in Trastevere identified as the oldest synagogue in Rome — a humble brick house with a small arched loggia at narrow, cobbled Vicolo dell’Atleta, 14 — is not classical but medieval. Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

He later spent three years in Texas, at the Dallas Theater Center, which he once called a kind of “medieval guild” where everyone was responsible for every aspect of a production. Edward Herrmann, Actor With a Noble Air, Dies at 71 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Many of the town’s restaurants, taverns and hotels still trade on those medieval glory days. Overnighter: In Kutna Hora, Near Prague, Contemporary Art Amid Medieval Charm 2010-11-15T18:15:00Z

She also suggests the uncertain position that relics and reliquaries hold — still perched between not-art and art, sacred and secular, medieval and modern. Art Review: The Spiritual Network 2011-03-24T22:13:08Z

The Angelica plant, thought in medieval times to cure the plague, is one that Eva said was the “main vegetable of the Sami” and a plant that Linnaeus was particularly interested in for economic reasons. A Botanist in Swedish Lapland 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Fields were ablaze in that golden yellow you see on postcards, bikers in neon Lycra were swarming the roads, and tour buses jammed the medieval piazzas. Tuscany Without the Crowds 2010-03-05T03:55:00Z

In the shade of a venerable Kashmiri willow, in a little medieval workshop perched on a bluff, we find the metalsmith hunched over a little charcoal fire. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one

All of us gazed with reverence upon the hole as if medieval Catholics peering at the toe of a saint. Lies I learned as a Southerner: Racism, the Confederate flag and why so many white Southerners revere a symbol of hatred 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

It seems contradictory that medieval fashion and tools could also be futuristic, but movies and television shows and films like “Game of Thrones” and the “Mad Max” franchise exploit this formula. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

The train from Edinburgh stops at a Victorian station next to a riot of neatly planted flowers in a hidden glen in the shadow of a medieval castle. Here's the Best Way to Explore Europe's Secret Villages 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

Formerly a Roman outpost of Singidunum and then a medieval Turkish outpost, it was converted into a park in the mid-19th century and today is home to cafes, museums, and the Belgrade zoo. 36 Hours in Belgrade 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

This storyline reflects the real obstacles facing women who aspired to exercise royal authority in medieval society. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

For medieval Christians, walking a labyrinth at a cathedral such as the one in Chartres, France, substituted for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Flower bed, patio table ... labyrinth? Winding paths are a new backyard trend. 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

The cesspools and open sewers of medieval Europe, it seems, were not so different from those in China, sixth century B.C. Three New Books Will Take You to Places You’ve Never Gone Before 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

That Ms. Cohen came from another Canadian musical dynasty may have given the idea some extra appeal, like a medieval alliance. Rufus Wainwright’s 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

Outside in the medieval courtyard of the Holy Sepulchre, by tradition the site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection, the plaza was empty of all but a few Israeli police and clerics maintaining social distancing. Holy Fire lit as Orthodox Easter bells echo over near-empty Jerusalem 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z

This, by the way, is one way it’s helpful that Game of Thrones can make up its own timeline; it gives us a medieval kingdom with a Cromwellian/French Revolution-era fear of populist insurrection. Game of Thrones Watch: The Walking Dead 2013-04-29T09:45:04Z

Bray that you’ll shiver with pleasure; a legendary author’s gorgeously written medieval fantasies in a lavish edition; and two excellent collections of contemporary weirds. Michael Dirda’s holiday book picks 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Mr. Holder specializes in medieval and Renaissance objects. Kitsch vs. Curios: Tourist Trade Threatens Character of London’s Portobello Market 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

I'd remembered it as being an epic account of English cooking, from medieval times onwards, interspersed with recipes. Bee Wilson: rereading Food in England by Dorothy Hartley 2012-12-14T22:55:05Z

The complaint centered on the painting “St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata” that the museum hung in its medieval and Renaissance galleries. Museum Inquiry Into Whistle-blower Complaint Finds No Misconduct 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

But much deeper and more interesting are the medieval allegories that use chess to reinforce societal obligations and ties between citizens. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

By his death in 2004, Henry had published several highly regarded books on medieval logic. Design: When Desmond Paul Henry Traded His Pen for a Machine 2011-02-27T19:00:05Z

There's medieval art, tapestries, alabasters, stained glass, English oak furniture, Degas and Cézanne, Islamic art, ancient Chinese art and modern sculpture by Rodin. 1000 kids | Art and design museums 2010-03-30T23:05:00Z

Paths pass timber-frame houses, medieval monastery ruins and the haunting towers, arches and gorges of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains that inspired artists of the Romantic Movement. On Trails Less Traveled in Europe 2013-04-19T14:56:55Z

When the group wasn’t sailing on Lake Geneva or making horseback excursions to medieval castles in the Alps, they were writing. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z

Daenerys and Cersei operate in a world that, like the real medieval one, makes men’s bodies cheap because they can be cut down, and women’s bodies cheap because they can be used for sex. Game of Thrones: how to win – by the British army and other experts 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

Illustrations of Evangelists, forged to look medieval, were inexplicably painted on some pages. Exhibition Review: ?Secrets of Archimedes? at Walters in Baltimore - Review 2011-10-16T23:08:04Z

He then became a lecturer at the University of Manchester, and established himself as an authority on medieval philosophy and metaphysics. Design: When Desmond Paul Henry Traded His Pen for a Machine 2011-02-27T19:00:05Z

Mr. Ege, who had a sideline as a dealer, took apart medieval books to create portfolios of illuminated manuscripts, which he sold. Yale Buys Collection of Scattered Medieval Pages 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Unsettling, even ominous corners are everywhere apparent under the serene veneer of medieval French music and literature. Music Review: Anonymous 4 at Corpus Christi Church 2013-05-13T21:59:59Z