The use of the unaccompanied single-handed falchion sword is covered in a considerable minority of the several treatises that ...
In the 17th century, swords rather than the axe were the popular choice of execution tool for medieval officials. One such execution sword is placed in the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection, My ...
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...
An early medieval bucket atop one of the graves Duncan Sayer Hoping to shed new light on funerary practices, conservator Dana Goodburn-Brown is studying and preserving the sword in a lab.