The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...

In today's Gospel, Mary of Bethany responds with heartfelt thanksgiving after Jesus restores her brother Lazarus to life. Her response is as extravagant as the gift she has received! She anoints Jesus ...

Europe is home to some of the world's oldest libraries, most of which are hidden in quaint small towns. These libraries offer ...

An illuminated manuscript is a hand-written book known ... with hand-drawn figures and beautiful calligraphy it is a medieval ...

The Arma Christi is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre in York A rare medieval illuminated manuscript uncovered in the archive of a York convent is going ...

The religious text brings medieval art, religion and culture to the ... Dublin − it is one of very few exact copies of the illuminated manuscript. Less than 1,500 copies exist worldwide and ...