A Dutch historian found unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) announced on ...
They were the Jimmy Choos of their day.Known as poulaines, pointy leather shoes were the height of fashion in 14th century Britain. Medieval men and women about town, however, suffered for their fancy footwear: They ...
Clutching at catalogues and licking the tips of their fingers as they flip from page to page, prospective buyers fill the room, following the lots as the auctioneer calls them out. I watch them raise ...
After the medieval astronomical clock, the Prague Orloj, has stopped for long months, it is ready to be fully reinstalled. The clock – believed to have been installed in 1410 – It is a very ...
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