From a small island in the Venetian lagoon, a 15th-Century monk somehow designed an astonishingly accurate planisphere of the world. On the second floor of the Library of Saint Mark in Venice, a ...

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 ...

In the heart of the ancient province of Gascony, in southwest France, Fourcès is a historic bastide - or new town ... a 15th-century castle and a medieval bridge over the Auzoue. ...

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.

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.

Medieval people were pretty sure the end was nigh—and they had it all mapped out. 1 of 9. ... These 15th-Century Maps Show How the Apocalypse Will Go Down. By Greg Miller. May 11, 2016 ...