Our images from the Middle Ages prove that these years were anything but dark. The time of knights, crusades, feudalism and monasticism is brought to life

Reliquiary bust of CHARLEMAGNE (742-814), Frankish king,…

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Death of English soldiers at the Battle of Hastings, 1066…

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Hunting hares, folio 76 of Ovid Moralised, 14th century…

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Joust between foot soldier and knight, from 14th century…

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Acts of the noble prince Charles Martel, c.688-741, folio…

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Bear leader, folio 241V of Decrees of Gratian, 13th…

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February, man warming his feet, folio 58R of Breviary of…

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Anatomical illustration, folio 8 of Liber notabilium…

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Tristan and Iseult setting sail, folio 234 of Le Roman de…

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Unicorn, folio 21 of Histoire des Juifs (History of the…

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Harvest, from 1356 manuscript of Treatise on Medicine by…

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ALFONSO X, 1221-84 King of Leon and Castile, Spain, called…

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Inner wall of the town, Carcassonne, France

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King CHILDEBERT I, c. 498-558, Merovingian king of Paris,…

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PETRARCH (Francesco Petrarca), 1304-74 Italian poet and…

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Fighting dragons, illuminated letter R, folio 4V of 12th…

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JONAH and the whale, miniature, folio 111R, tome 2, 15th…

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Nave, looking towards west façade, interior of Notre Dame…

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The Holy Women buying perfumes and unguents, relief,…

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Knights of the Round Table in Arthur's castle, from 15th…

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Playing pelota in a field, a game resembling rounders or…

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12 signs of the zodiac, folio 38R of late 13th - early…

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Deposition of Christ, from The Doubting of Saint Thomas,…

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Saint BERNARD of Clairvaux, c.1090-1153 French Cistercian…

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Chalice of Emperor Romanus II, 939?63, Byzantine emperor (…

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Examining an invalid, illuminated letter O from medical…

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Fresco of the Last Judgement the elect God's chosen people…

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The Last Supper in beaten gold from the Pala d'Oro,…

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Ivory leaf from mirror with relief of game of chess,…

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Mariegola of Wool merchants 1380 Venetian trading in…

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Christ flanked by Emperor CONSTANTINE IX, 980-1055,…

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King JOHN the Good of France 1319-64, profile, oil on…

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A horseman in conference with Emperor Charlemagne 742-814…

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Head of crosier, ivory, by Ivo di Chartres, late 11th…

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DANTE Alighieri, 1265-1321 Italian writer, and Beatrice in…

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Knight, chess piece, ivory, 13th century, North European

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Marco POLO, 1254-1324, titlepage of 1st printed edition of…

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FERDINAND of Spain, 1452-1516, King of Castile and Aragon…

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