It’s a quaint tradition — with a very dark history. Centuries ago, the bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, swept through Europe, killing one-third of the continent’s population at the ...
The Silver Lake wine shop installs a walk-up window for easy access. We’ve got more in common with the Middle Ages than we’d like to admit these days, but at least we now get the perk of medieval wine ...
When archaeologists working on a £900,000 conservation project at Binham Priory ncovered two medieval windows dating back to the 13th century, they knew the discovery would provide a rare glimpse into ...
Bucchette del vino, Italy: Florence's medieval wine windows used during the plague are being revived
A wine window, used for the sale of wine directly on the street, on the façade of Palazzo Mellini Fossi, Florence.Alamy Tiny medieval windows used in the socially distant service of wine during the ...
From cross-eyed owls to apes offering cups of urine, the mysteries surrounding scores of stunning stained glass windows have been decoded as part of a £179,541 National Lottery Heritage Fund project.
FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany — Six medieval stained-glass windowpanes looted by the Red Army during World War II were returned to a German church Monday, where officials said they hoped to negotiate ...
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