Unlike much of the art produced in the intervening centuries, works made in the Middle Ages served specific religious purposes and functions. Reliquaries are a great example of this divide between ...

This concept entails using art to justify human existence in the face of changing ... This is the first full-length study of the interrelation between sermons and vernacular religious drama in late ...

Rock crystal lends itself well to a variety of possible Christian interpretations, in addition to serving the practical purpose of rendering the relic visible, even magnifying it at times. The range ...

"They thought there existed artistic continuity from the time of Christ so their use in a Christian context was more than ...

This is the only shrine in a museum in England. Over 95% of all medieval religious art in England has been destroyed.Perhaps the most politicised Archbishop of York was William Fitzherbert ...

The series' editorial board is hosted by the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton University ... and permeated numerous religious contexts as it soared in popularity in the West from the late Middle ...