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Romanesque
Refers to the style and period most evident during the 11th and 12th centuries in western Europe. There are many regional differences in style.
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Romanesque art, an introduction
Romanesque architecture, an introduction
Medieval churches: sources and forms
The Art of Conquest in England and Normandy
Medieval synagogues in Toledo, Spain
The English castle: dominating the landscape
Manuscript production in the abbeys of Normandy
The life of Christ in medieval and Renaissance art
The medieval calendar
Art Appreciation: Religion—comparisons and connections
A look at modern veneration
Who’s who? How to recognize saints…
The bestiary (book of beasts) in the medieval world, an introduction
Decorating the book
The medieval origins of the modern footnote
Architecture and liturgy
Clasps: hugging a medieval book
Listening to the medieval book
Making books for profit in medieval times
Making Manuscripts: The Page
Manuscripts: major works of art
Mapping the world
Medieval books in leather (and other materials)
Medieval goldsmiths
Medieval manuscripts, an introduction
Medieval notepads
Medieval supermodels
Skins and scraps
The Alchemy of Color and Chemical Change in Medieval Manuscripts
The work of the scribe
The Bestiary
Travel, trade and exploration in the Middle Ages
Pilgrimage souvenirs
Works of Art
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Master of Pedret, Apse of El Burgal, end of 11th century–beginning of 12th century, fresco, 670 x 400 x 200 cm, now in the Museu Nacional d'art de Catalunya
