ReviewBook Shorts
This small book tackles for the first time a very large subject: how relics were displayed in the Middle Ages
The way in which relics were presented determined what and how people thought of them, according to this publication of lectures
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Born of hate and contempt, how the Bargello's extraordinary collection of medieval ivories came to be
Book tells the tale of how Italian museum amassed such a vast array of important sculptures thanks to Frenchman Louis-Claude Carrand
NewsRestoration
Ghent Altarpiece: latest phase of restoration unmasks the humanised face of the Lamb of God
Second stage of open-access restoration of Van Eyck brothers’ masterpiece strips away 16th-century overpainting to reveal an abundance of fine details
ReviewBook Shorts
Culture of chivalry is not quite dead, but it certainly is not what it used to be, new book shows
Essays on the concept are useful for their discussions of arms, heraldry, castles and gardens as well as its long lasting effect on European culture
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Scholarly book on European coronation rituals supplies sound background to 11th-century art history
This book corrects the misleading impression given by historians that the High Middle Ages were a transition to secularisation of the royal state
ReviewBook Shorts
Catalogue of Colmar Treasure conjures up picture of 14th-century bourgeois Jewish life in France
Hoard of objects loaned by Paris's Musée de Cluny to the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells a complex tale
ReviewBook Shorts
Beyond Europe: book on illuminated manuscripts reveals worldwide nature of the Middle Ages
New academic concept of "Global Middle Ages" explored through a survey of illustrated texts from around the world
ReviewMedieval art
Glam rock: alabaster was not medieval England's 'poor man's marble' new book finds
Used in high status projects and throughout the continent, Kim Woods's detailed study challenges misconceptions of the carving rock's status
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Medieval books’ margins are shown to be areas of dissent and fun, rather than mere doodling
The extra-textual decoration of medieval illuminated manuscripts are full of clues about sections of society normally overlooked by historians
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The art-historical treasures of Clementia of Hungary, Queen of France
Book looks at one royal's Medieval gifts, giving and inventories
PreviewExhibitions
When Saharan sands glittered with gold: how the world's largest desert was a major medieval trade route
New exhibition at the Block Museum of Art looks at the artefacts that flowed through the region assisted by the spread of Islam
ReviewBooks
Close study of fashions in medieval manuscripts is key to understanding interactions of literature and dress
Book of illuminations show various fashions that shed light on literary styles
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The architectural and imaginative influence of the Holy Sepulchre and the Dome of the Rock in Western building styles
This book accounts for building histories, designs and geographical spread of church inspired by the Jerusalem prototypes
NewsConservation & Preservation
Restoration of rare English Medieval altarpiece reveals a history of serial vandalism
The Battel Hall retable, which survived the fury of 16th-century iconoclasts, bears later scars of graffiti and "witchmarks" against evil spirits
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
The power of Black artists resonates at the Brooklyn Museum, while Medieval monsters lurk at the Morgan Library
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Paris's revamped Cluny museum brings Medieval art into the 21st century
Loan fees from Louvre Abu Dhabi pay for new disabled access and restoration of ancient baths
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Medieval or modern? Show on 'time' in the Middle Ages reveals similarities between life then and now
Morgan Library exhibition includes 55 calendars, Bibles and chronicles
NewsConservation & Preservation
Lasers and water gel used to restore Medieval altarpiece from Rimini
The treatment of Frankfurt’s Liebieghaus museum's fragile alabaster ensemble could pave the way for future loans
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Life is changed, not ended: how the Medieval English dealt with death
Not everyone could afford their own mortuary churches or chapels
NewsHeritage
Fire damages Medieval frescoes in Georgian cave monastery
The blaze at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Vardzia may have been started by a monk’s candle
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Where did it come from? On developments in icon painting
The source of a major change in icon painting may have been discovered
NewsHeritage
Twelfth-century Virgin shows her true colours
Rare Russian icon originally written off as a “ruin” has finally been restored
NewsAuctions
Surfacing on the market: Leaf out of a book (of hours)
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Rare Books Signature Collection
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High production value: how the Bohun manuscripts were made
The Bohun manuscripts demonstrate how illuminated manuscripts were produced, says David King
ArchiveLawsuits
Widow and ex-wife battle over Russian collector Mikhail de Boire’s icons
When his former wife gave part of $30m collection to the Pushkin Museum, his last wife called in lawyers to determine the fate of 75 icons from north Russia
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The many faces of medieval women on view in Bilbao
Elegant, humorous, erotic—and liberated
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New definitive catalogue published on the V&A’s magnificent ivories
The summation of a lifetime’s work and a triumph of scholarship
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
Books: The continuities in Medieval and Renaissance art at the V&A
A deep look into the remarkable objects now on display in the museum's recently opened galleries
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
V&A plans £120m second phase of renewals
Medieval and Renaissance galleries crown phase one of museum’s “Future Plan”
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
10 new galleries showcasing 1800 treasures at the V&A
V&A renaissance
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Books: Material culture and medieval "Hindu-Muslim" encounter
Objects of translation and the cultural interactions of Muslims and Hindus in the late 12th and early 13th centuries
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
V&A sets sights on rare hunting horn
£3.3m required for export-delayed object
ArchiveNazi loot
V&A will not get casket back
Medieval casket returned to UK owner; Czartoryski family to pursue case with support of Polish Ministry of Culture
ArchiveNazi loot
Police seize medieval casket from V&A due to Nazi loot claims
The Czartoryski family in Poland, who lost much of their art during the war, say it belongs to them
ArchiveIlluminated manuscripts
An exhibition at the Getty Museum and the V&A reveals how an illuminated manuscript mystery was solved
Scholars have reassembled the Hours of Louis XII
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
Revealed: mystery lender of medieval art to V&A
He is Paul Ruddock, investment management CEO and V&A trustee
ArchiveVictoria & Albert Museum
The UK arts minister on creativity without cash, and the Victoria and Albert Museum’s splendid exhibition of late medieval art
Excellence? Access? Go to “Gothic”
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Gothic: art for England, 1400-1547, Victoria & Albert Museum
300 objects illustrating all facets of medieval life
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A rich harvest for medieval art enthusiasts that includes the V&A’s exhibition catalogue, a study of stained glass, and a survey of folk art
A Medieval Renaissance for art of the Middle Ages
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Spring books: US. Decorative arts to the fore
Photography, Asian art, the art of antiquity, Old Masters, and historiography are also among the topics covered
ArchiveMuseums
MoMA sculptures on show at the New York Botanical Gardens
Also exhibited are rare and illustrated books on botany to inaugurate their new gallery
ArchiveTate
Tate's 'Image and Idol' takes a look at the 12th century
This new exhibition explores earlier British art than ever before
ArchiveExhibitions
One of the few remaining German private collections of Gothic and Renaissance sculpture contains some magnificent pieces but provides little insight into its history
The exhibition disappoints and leaves the collector’s passion concealed
ArchiveMedieval art
The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late Medieval Germany
Medieval German women’s art and spirituality examined with too much of the gender-studies approach
ArchiveNational Trust
National Trust finds rare Gothic altarpiece in stables
Seven hundred year-old painting was dismissed as nineteenth-century
ArchiveRestitution
Italian town begs the Cleveland Museum for their cross back, per favore
Illegally sold in the 1960s, it was bought by the US museum in good faith but the Italians would like it returned
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Holy Russia at the V&A, touring exhibition is repackaged for the UK
Via many points in the US
CommentCathedral of Notre Dame
Stone is cool: Gothic vaulting probably saved Notre Dame from total destruction
Tragic fire destroys the roof, but vaulting saves the interior
Donald Lee