Medieval: Did you mean...?

A 1310-1320 CE manuscript illustration of the Nativity. Made in East Anglia. (National Library of Wales)

Medieval turf house and church in Iceland. The Icelandic turf farmstead has developed from the longhouse, a Northern European tradition. As their name suggests, turf is one of the main materials used for its construction. Timber is used...

A typical cottage of a medieval peasant or serf family. 14th century CE (although the chimney, upper story and windows are later additions). St. Mary's Grove cottage, Tilmanstone, Kent, England. Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments...

A reconstruction of a medieval catapult or trebuchet of the 12th-14th century CE. Chateau of Les Baux-de-Provence, France. The trebuchet used a counterweight of stones to spring a single arm and propel a stone or incendiary over a distance...

A medieval manuscript illustration showing children having a snowball fight. A Book of Hours, c. 1510 CE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA)

Medieval Azerbaijani helmet related to the period of Eldiguzids, State of Atabegs (12th century). National Museum of Art, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nearly 40 tombstones from the 13th and 14th century CE survive in the Jewish cemetery, and another 30 are located nearby. The oldest tombstone dates to 1266 CE and the latest to 1337 CE. Some tombs have inscriptions in Hebrew or Aramaic...

These medieval tombs belong to the Orbelian princes who dominated Armenia's Syunik province in the 14th and 15th centuries CE. These tombs date from that time period, and they are located in Yeghegis, Armenia.

This image gallery showcases several digital reconstructions of medieval castles, keeps and fortifications built throughout the Middle Ages. These defensive structures were built to ward off invaders and act as centres of government. Castles...

Detail of carving at Peterskirche, Munich.