From a small island in the Venetian lagoon, a 15th-Century monk somehow designed an astonishingly accurate planisphere of the world.

Like most other medieval castles, Karlstejn was added to, starting in the 15th century, but it maintains its authenticity, thanks to later restorations that got rid of the trimmings and changed it ...

A team of archaeologists has investigated the wreck of a boat that sank in the 15th century, revealing fascinating new insights into the stricken vessel.

An old castle village has been voted one of the most beautiful in France with visitors flocking to see its ancient medieval buildings and picturesque streets. The charming fortified village dates ...

Now, a medieval comedy routine has been found in the pages of the Heege manuscript, a 15th-century text housed in the National Library of Scotland.

Scholars may have an authentic manuscript of a medieval comedy show — and it's pretty funny The Cambridge historian who identified this 15th-century manuscript compares its humor to Monty Python ...

Instead of reading a Middle Ages French language textbook or studying a grammar slideshow on campus, four Brigham Young University French language students traveled last summer to Lille, France, where ...

Mysterious rock depicted in 15th-century painting is most likely a Stone Age tool Why medieval painter Jean Fouquet chose to depict Acheulean hand ax remains a mystery.

Art History ‘There Is No Reasonable Doubt Here’: A Research Team at Yale Proves That the 15th-Century Vinland Map Is a 20th-Century Fake The map was hailed as a major discovery when Yale ...

They experienced a brief revival, however, in medieval manuscripts towards the end of the 15th century. And they haven’t completely disappeared from the common imagination.