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City in Nordrhein-Westfalia, Germany. It was the birthplace and residence of Charlemagne, ruler of the Frankish Kingdom, and remained associated

He is named after the great winged altarpiece with scenes from the Passion (c. 1510; Aachen, Domschatzkam.), painted for

Scottish city situated on the east coast of the estuary of the River Dee and River Don. The city centre

Deluxe manuscript (Aberdeen, U. Lib., MS. 24) made in England around 1200. It is remarkable for its lavish illustrations, amply

A treatise on the preparation of colours and gold for use in manuscript illumination (Parma, Bib. Palatina, MS. De Rossi

His name occurs in inscriptions on a marble pulpit in Canosa Cathedral and on the beams of similar pulpits at

Town and commune in the province of Potenza, southern Italy. Known for its strategic position on top of a rocky

He is named after his principal work, a Book of Hours (Chantilly, Mus. Condé, MS. 76) that was at one

Benedictine abbey on the River Enns in Styria, Austria. It was founded in the mid-11th century by Bishop Gebhard from

Branch of Western philosophy concerned with the arts, especially the fine arts, although it often treats the concepts of natural

With Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (reg 959–88), and Oswald, Archbishop of York (reg 972–92), he was the moving

He probably trained in the workshops of Batalha Abbey, where he absorbed the traditions of Coimbra, and he was the

Striped-pattern glass in which the coloured bands resemble those of natural agate. The bands are created by mixing molten glass

He is first mentioned in 1311 amongst the taxpayers of the contrada (district) of S Quirico in Siena. The surviving

He is first documented in 1310 in Siena, when he married Lagina di Nese, who was possibly a sister of

Spanish town in the province of Palencia. The chief monument in the town is the monastery of S María la

Site of an obscure Early Christian settlement formerly known as Kilclispeen (St Crispin’s Church) in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. The only

Town in Gard, southern France, in the north-western section of the Rhône Delta or Camargue. It is one of the

Longitudinal passage between seats in a church, auditorium, or similar building. In a church, the term refers more commonly to

Romanesque church in the village of Åkirkeby on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. The church, dedicated to St Hans, was