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"Surely people in the Middle Ages survived on little more than stale bread, watery pottage and the occasional dubious piece of…

Leonardo da Vinci – A Genius Between Art and Enigma

Painter, scientist, engineer, anatomist, architect – Leonardo da Vinci…

“Tell me what you wear, and I’ll tell you who you are” 

Fashion in the Middle Ages

Between death beauty and dark magic

How close the distant past really is

The Unicorn: A Mythical Creature in Art

Between Myth, Symbolism, and Masterpieces of Art History

Smell between incense seduction and decay

The Scent of History

The Middle Ages had many smells – and most were far from pleasant.
B…

Between sanctity and sensuality

Taboo, Virtue and Desire – what medieval manuscripts reveal about love and the body

The Middle…

Between necessity, neighbourhood, and a remarkably persistent misconception

An uncomfortable subject – and precisely why it is…

Between miracle, blood and prayer
 

Childbirth in the Middle Ages was not a private family moment – it was a confrontation with…