The Bawdy History of Medieval Playing Cards
Playing cards arrived in Europe from Asia sometime in the 14th century, and by 1367 they had their first citywide ban in Bern, Switzerland. That
1 March 2016
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How IBM is Enabling Smarter Management of … Medieval Abbeys
Question:What does a rack of high-performance, network blade-servers have in common with the 15th century Flemish tapestry The Hunt for the Unicorn? Answer: Both are
22 June 2011
Irish Art Exhibit Opens in Bellarmine Musuem
The Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University is home to the new art exhibit “Kells to Clonmacnoise: Medieval Irish Art in Context,” which features
20 April 2011
Medieval Masterworks from Court of Burgundy Leave France for First and Only U.S. Tour in 2010
A group of 40 of the greatest masterpieces of medieval sculpture, which have never before been presented together outside of France, will be on view
1 October 2010
Cloistered away in New York City
A Little known branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a superb art collection and a magical getaway in Manhattan. Jenny Arsenault likes to
10 September 2010
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