The medieval period was not a monolith ... resulting in a form-fitting silhouette. Gores, small triangles of fabric inserted into cuts in the gown, were added to create fuller skirts.

Out went the baggy, amorphous robes that had been swathing people for centuries, and in came startlingly lean, body-conscious styles that revealed the silhouette. The sweeping transformation in ...

Medieval art is full of unicorns. One famous example is the series of tapestries known as the Lady and the Unicorn, which now ...

What looks like a storybook fortress on a forested hilltop above Sunset Boulevard is a stone replica of a medieval Normandy ... A grizzled prospector, a “fairy lady,” a stripper, a dentist ...