They soar impossibly skyward, their spires pierce clouds, and their stained glass transforms sunlight into kaleidoscopes of color. Gothic cathedrals represent medieval architecture's greatest ...
Using a mallet and chisel — and techniques that would be instantly familiar to masons working centuries ago — Freya de Lisle put the finishing touches on a wedding cakelike piece of stonework for York ...
Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...
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Religion News Service on MSNRejecting comments by Vance and Musk, UK cathedral paints graffiti show as 'meaningful'
The exhibition is not the first time that English medieval cathedrals have resorted to unconventional installations to ...
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (RNS) — Having lost the First World War, Germany had also “lost the peace” — the treaty signed in Versailles in 1919 awarded the Allies billions in reparations and forced Germany ...
In many parts of England, cathedrals face a financial crisis: they are expensive to maintain, often need renovations and are almost entirely self-funded – which means they are under constant pressure ...
Chartres is among the oldest cathedrals in the world. Construction started from 1163 and finished in 1345. The great example of French Gothic architecture contains all the fundamentals of the design: ...
As I write this, the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning . Begun in 1160, completed a century later, the church survived the Reformation, the French Revolution and the Nazis. Now, its roof has ...
Though visiting Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral won't be possible for the foreseeable future following a devastating fire, there are plenty of fine examples of Gothic cathedrals — and other Notre-Dames ...
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Medieval manuscript expert to speak on Sarum Master Bible’s return to Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral will welcome Dr Christopher De Hamel, a medieval manuscript expert, on October 20 for a special lecture ...
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