The Mappa Mundi, completed by monk Fra Mauro in 1459, is the compendium of all the geographical knowledge of the time and is arguably the greatest medieval map of the world. Video by Anna ...

Miller in memory of James J. Rorimer, 1975.258. Public domain. The Northern Medieval World aims to integrate research from historical, archaeological, literary and other traditions. Highly ...

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A show at the Morgan Library & Museum centers on a popular travel compendium of the medieval era, filled with exaggerations and bizarre inventions, that shaped how people viewed the world beyond their ...

The medieval era saw the creation of some of the ... religious buildings were constructed in countries all over the world. From the majestic domed cathedrals of Italy to the enchanting medina ...