Medieval History
Welcome to The Cloisters. It?s officially a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and it rests at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in a beautifully remote woodland setting known as Fort Tryon Park.
It takes its name from a series of five self-enclosed French medieval gardens that were re-assembled here from their original structures in the late 1930s, all part of a giant gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Every effort was made to see that the buildings were as historically accurate as possible and although the overall castle is not based on any one structure it somehow reflects a feeling of total authenticity.
Click here to read this article from the Toronto Star
- An Algorithm For Preserving Art
Paolo Dionisi Vici's life's work is preserving aging art made from wood. He gets misty-eyed encountering rare artifacts from his hometown in Tuscany. He looks strikingly like Frank Zappa. In other words, Dionisi Vici seems an unlikely person to...
- Ruins Of 13th-century Castle Discovered In Northern England
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of Westgate Castle in the northern English area of Weardale in the North Pennies region. The lost castle once was part of the Bishop of Durham?s great deer park of Stanhope. From the 13th century through until...
- 6th Century Byzantine Mosaic Uncovered In Israel
A Byzantine mosaic dating to the 6th century AD has been discovered in Israel. The find was made by researchers from the University of Haifa, who were excavating at Tel Shikmona, which lies near the Mediterranean coast near the city of Haifa. The researchers...
- Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts On Display At The Met
Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts?a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made in Austria around 1360?are on display in New York City at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters,...
- Medieval Exhibitions In New York
I am currently on vacation in the New York area, and thus I had a chance to explore the museums of New York City a little bit. As always, there are plenty of medieval things on offer here - the following is my recommendation to lovers of medieval art...
Medieval History
Cloistered away in New York City
Welcome to The Cloisters. It?s officially a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and it rests at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in a beautifully remote woodland setting known as Fort Tryon Park.
It takes its name from a series of five self-enclosed French medieval gardens that were re-assembled here from their original structures in the late 1930s, all part of a giant gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Every effort was made to see that the buildings were as historically accurate as possible and although the overall castle is not based on any one structure it somehow reflects a feeling of total authenticity.
Click here to read this article from the Toronto Star
- An Algorithm For Preserving Art
Paolo Dionisi Vici's life's work is preserving aging art made from wood. He gets misty-eyed encountering rare artifacts from his hometown in Tuscany. He looks strikingly like Frank Zappa. In other words, Dionisi Vici seems an unlikely person to...
- Ruins Of 13th-century Castle Discovered In Northern England
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of Westgate Castle in the northern English area of Weardale in the North Pennies region. The lost castle once was part of the Bishop of Durham?s great deer park of Stanhope. From the 13th century through until...
- 6th Century Byzantine Mosaic Uncovered In Israel
A Byzantine mosaic dating to the 6th century AD has been discovered in Israel. The find was made by researchers from the University of Haifa, who were excavating at Tel Shikmona, which lies near the Mediterranean coast near the city of Haifa. The researchers...
- Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts On Display At The Met
Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts?a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made in Austria around 1360?are on display in New York City at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters,...
- Medieval Exhibitions In New York
I am currently on vacation in the New York area, and thus I had a chance to explore the museums of New York City a little bit. As always, there are plenty of medieval things on offer here - the following is my recommendation to lovers of medieval art...