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Great Zimbabwe (11th–15th Century) Hinduism and Hindu Art. Horse Armor in Europe. Hot-worked Glass from Islamic Lands. How Medieval and Renaissance Tapestries Were Made. Hungarian Silver. Icons and Iconoclasm in Byzantium. Ife (from ca. 6th Century) Ife Terracottas (1000–1400 A.D.) In Pursuit of White: Porcelain in the Joseon Dynasty, 1392 ...
Introduced to Europe in the fourteenth century, Chinese porcelains were regarded as objects of great rarity and luxury.The examples that appeared in Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were often mounted in gilt silver, which emphasized their preciousness and transformed them into entirely different objects (68.141.125a,b).
The Medieval Warm Period ( MWP ), also known as the Medieval Climate Optimum or the Medieval Climatic Anomaly, was a time of warm climate in the North Atlantic region that lasted from c. 950 to c. 1250. [2] Climate proxy records show peak warmth occurred at different times for different regions, which indicate that the MWP was not a globally ...
Nov 23, 2019 · I sabeau de Bavière (1370-1435) (Fig. 1) had been Queen of France for fifteen years and well established as a leader of fashion when the fifteenth century began. A Bavarian princess married to King Charles VI in 1385, when both were young teenagers, she wielded considerable power after 1392, when the King suffered the first of his frequent attacks of mental illness (Adams 210).
The root causes of the conflict can be traced to the crisis of 14th-century Europe. The outbreak of war was motivated by a gradual rise in tension between the kings of France and England over territory; the official pretext was the interruption of the direct male line of the Capetian dynasty .
Jan 2, 2024 · In July of the 12th century, a pivotal moment in the history of Anglo-Norman succession unfolded with the signing of the Treaty of Alton. This crucial agreement was between Henry I of England and his elder brother Robert, Duke of Normandy. Under the terms of the treaty, Robert conceded to recognize Henry as the legitimate king of England.
The bubonic plague was the most commonly seen form during the Black Death, with a mortality rate of 30-75% and symptoms including fever of 38 - 41 °C (101-105 °F), headaches, painful aching joints, nausea and vomiting, and a general feeling of malaise. Of those who contracted the bubonic plague, 4 out of 5 died within eight days.
