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Margaret II of Constantinople

June 12, 2025
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This illuminated manuscript folio by Hendrik van Heessel portrays Margaret II “of Constantinople” (1202–1280), Countess of Flanders and Hainaut, rendered in pen and gray wash within an ornate frame. ...
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Newgrange Neolithic Monument

June 12, 2025
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Newgrange is a Neolithic monument located in the region of Bru na Boinne, County Meath, Ireland. There are thirty-seven tombs located in the valley of Bru na Boinne (Mansion of the Boyne) and it is considered to be one of the most famous and signifi...
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Abbey church of Saint-Pierre: portals

June 12, 2025
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The Abbey Church of Saint-Pierre in Moissac, France, is a Romanesque religious building featuring an elaborately sculpted south portal—originally the west portal—dating from around 1115–1135, renowned for its detailed archivolts, tympanum, lin...
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Saint-Jacques de Compostelle pilgrimage 

June 12, 2025
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Ninety-one hand-coloured woodcuts from the 'Schatzbehalter' (Anton Koberger, Nuremberg) 1491; the series is prefaced by two large hands with allegories to the suffering and life of Christ. ...
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Reims Cathedral

June 12, 2025
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Reims cathedral medieval gothic architecture, the impressive west front with the typical combination of three huge entrance portals, a central rose window and two towers over each aisle. Champagne-Ardenne, France. ...
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The Travels of Marco Polo. Les voyages de Marco Polo de Venise

June 12, 2025
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This manuscript from about 1350 is one of the oldest extant copies of Les voyages de Marco Polo (The travels of Marco Polo), the account by the Venetian merchant Marco Polo (circa 1254-1324) of his adventures in Central Asia and the Far East during ...
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