Experiencing Medieval Places is a website dedicated to exploring how both medieval people and modern visitors experienced medieval places such as churches, castles, and homes. Exhibits highlight art and architectural features and explore the ways in which these were, and still are, meaningful to those who come to the place.
Exhibits
Marking Time in Place
This exhibit explores the various ways that time was delineated in medieval spaces through artistic works.
Experiencing Stained Glass
This exhibit discusses the functions of medieval stained glass for both the medieval and modern church visitor.
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Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort Lead Font
This lead font in Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort dates from the 12th c. Calendar Images showing the labor of the month, sign of the zodiac, and name of the…
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Chartres stained glass of occupations of the months
This portion of an early 13th century stained glass panel in Chartres Cathedral shows the occupations of the months for September (harvesting grapes),… -
Stained glass of David from York
Stained glass panel from York Minster, England, showing King David playing a… -
Virgin and child, York, England
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Stained glass panel of the Virgin and child from York Minster, England… -
Moses stained glass window, Lincoln
This stained glass window in Lincoln cathedral, England, shows the story of… -
Fishers of men, stained glass, Chartres
This stained glass section from the cathedral of Chartres, France, is based on the biblical passage in Luke 5 in which Jesus goes out on the boat with… -
Virgin and child, Chartres, France
This stained glass in the cathedral of Chartres, France, depicts the Virgin and… -
Standing on the shoulders of giants
This stained glass window in the cathedral of Chartres, France depicts new testament prophets on the shoulders of old testament heroes. The imagery is… -
Prague clock
Detail of the medieval clock in Prague. Only the upper clock face is medieval.… -
Clock in Prague
The mechanical clock and astronomical dial dates back to 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel. Later, likely around… -
San Giacomo di Rialto clock
24-hour Clock dating from the 15th century on the front of San Giacomo di Rialto in Venice,…