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Medieval Europe + Byzantium

Gothic art

The Gothic style brought both divine light and soaring height to medieval churches.

c. 1200 - 1400

Beginner's guide

Gothic architecture, an introduction

Places

France

France

England

England

Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic

Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic

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Across Europe we see the tremendous ambition of Gothic architects, sculptors and painters.

Ivory casket with scenes from medieval romances

Ivory casket with scenes from medieval romances

Convent of Christ, Tomar

Convent of Christ, Tomar

Amiens Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral

Cecily Brown on medieval sculptures of the Madonna and Child

Cecily Brown on medieval sculptures of the Madonna and Child

Matthew Paris’s itinerary maps from London to Palestine

Matthew Paris’s itinerary maps from London to Palestine

Hiding the divine in a medieval Madonna: Shrine of the Virgin

Hiding the divine in a medieval Madonna: Shrine of the Virgin

Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral

The Crucifixion, c. 1200

The Crucifixion, c. 1200

Spanish Gothic cathedrals, an introduction

Spanish Gothic cathedrals, an introduction

Reims Cathedral and World War I

Reims Cathedral and World War I

Jean le Noir, Bourgot (?), and workshop, Miniature of Christ’s Side Wound and Instruments of the Passion from the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg

Jean le Noir, Bourgot (?), and workshop, Miniature of Christ’s Side Wound and Instruments of the Passion from the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg

Venice’s San Marco, a mosaic of spiritual treasure

Venice’s San Marco, a mosaic of spiritual treasure

Selected Contributors

Dr. Carol Herselle Krinsky

Valerie Spanswick

Louisa Woodville

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