Peter Jackson’s interpretation of The Lord of the Rings is so dominant in our collective consciousness that it’s easy to forget that it’s just one possible visualization of J.R.R. Tolkien ...

At first glance, these may look like Russian Orthodox iconography from the Middle ages. But they are actually striking illustrations of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Ukrainian artist Sergei Iukhimov.

Cats doing cat things: sleep, play with mice, and take an unhealthy interest in caged birds from a medieval bestiary (via Bestiary ) An angry chef with a big knife, from The Luttrell Psalter, 1325 ...

Medieval Orthodox illuminations? Look closer. These are actually Lord of the Rings illustrations by an Ukrainian artist Sergei Iukhimov. You can view many more here.

To today’s audiences, medieval art can look outright bizarre. Before the stylistic shifts that defined the Renaissance, medieval illustrations often featured flat, unrealistic figures and ...

Medieval health maintenance. In the Middle Ages, the health of family members, from infancy to old age, was maintained through a variety of strategies that aimed for balance in the body.

Medieval scribes took their animal illustrations very seriously. In a time when pigs were seen as a real danger and animals were trialled in court, it should be no surprise that the scribes of the ...

Commemorative Illustrations Showing Off the Gorgeous Parades of Late-Medieval Germany. By Rebecca Onion. Oct 31, 2014 8:12 AM.

Many of the illustrations show naked women Credit: Yale University Library. The Voynich manuscript has baffled experts for decades. It's thought to have been written in Italy between 1404 and 1438.