Wood has long been deep in the German psyche, as seen in the work of the country’s master sculptors

Visitors to the Italian city have a rare chance to glimpse the inlaid marble floor, begun in the 14th century

More than 70 items have been loaned to the Al Thani Collection space, which displays works belonging to Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah

As Saint Bartholomew the Great celebrates nine centuries, a new volume explores how the church has, against the odds, remained at London’s heart

Though scientific research has revealed much about the manuscript’s material properties and trajectory, its meaning remains elusive

An artist from Siena could have travelled to Africa in the 14th century to create triptych, which is in a remote monastery in northern Ethiopia

Carabinieri's recovery of the San Galgano collection of “unprecedented importance”

New research for British Museum exhibition means panels depicting St Thomas Becket's healing miracles will be correctly reassembled after centuries in the wrong order

After a £4.3m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant and years of restoration, the historic priory is set to open this summer

New examinations of John the Baptist wall paintings in Augsburg cathedral date them to more than 1,000 years ago

Medieval vellum manuscript has been donated to University College Cork by Chatsworth, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire

The way in which relics were presented determined what and how people thought of them, according to this publication of lectures

Book tells the tale of how Italian museum amassed such a vast array of important sculptures thanks to Frenchman Louis-Claude Carrand

Second stage of open-access restoration of Van Eyck brothers’ masterpiece strips away 16th-century overpainting to reveal an abundance of fine details

Essays on the concept are useful for their discussions of arms, heraldry, castles and gardens as well as its long lasting effect on European culture

This book corrects the misleading impression given by historians that the High Middle Ages were a transition to secularisation of the royal state

Hoard of objects loaned by Paris's Musée de Cluny to the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells a complex tale

New academic concept of "Global Middle Ages" explored through a survey of illustrated texts from around the world

Used in high status projects and throughout the continent, Kim Woods's detailed study challenges misconceptions of the carving rock's status

The extra-textual decoration of medieval illuminated manuscripts are full of clues about sections of society normally overlooked by historians

Book looks at one royal's Medieval gifts, giving and inventories

Tragic fire destroys the roof, but vaulting saves the interior

New exhibition at the Block Museum of Art looks at the artefacts that flowed through the region assisted by the spread of Islam

Book of illuminations show various fashions that shed light on literary styles

This book accounts for building histories, designs and geographical spread of church inspired by the Jerusalem prototypes

The Battel Hall retable, which survived the fury of 16th-century iconoclasts, bears later scars of graffiti and "witchmarks" against evil spirits

The power of Black artists resonates at the Brooklyn Museum, while Medieval monsters lurk at the Morgan Library

Loan fees from Louvre Abu Dhabi pay for new disabled access and restoration of ancient baths

Morgan Library exhibition includes 55 calendars, Bibles and chronicles

The treatment of Frankfurt’s Liebieghaus museum's fragile alabaster ensemble could pave the way for future loans