Fifty Early Medieval Things introduces readers to the material culture of late antique and early medieval Europe, north Africa, and western Asia. Ranging from I

Fifty Early Medieval Things explores objects and places for what they really are: the fabric of the world, the raw materials of life and history. This book begi

The extraordinary array of images included in this volume reveals the full and rich history of the Middle Ages. Exploring material objects from the European, By

The holy and the faithful -- The sinful and the spectral -- Daily life and its fictions -- Death and its aftermath

Earliest Christian art - Saints and holy places - Holy images - Artistic production for the wealthy - Icons & iconography.