It is thought that these ancient deeds inspired Chatterton to create his own medieval works, which he then attributed to a fictional 15th century monk named Thomas Rowley. Thomas Chatterton ...
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...
There’s also the story of Eilmer the 11th-century monk, who constructed a pair of wings and flew from the top of Malmesbury Abbey. And there’s the Voynich Manuscript, a 15th-century book written in an ...
A digital reconstruction reveals the face of a 15th-century monk, Abbot John of Wheathampstead, a powerful churchman who died in 1465. The remains were unearthed at St. Albans Cathedral.
From the chapel with the fresco by Bernardino Luini, to the 15th-century crucifix, the cloister, monks’ dormitories, and the inlaid wooden choir, the austere interiors and structures allow for ...