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PagesCircles of Love
One of the most famous jewels of love belonged to the Prioress in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The inscription read: a broche of gold ful shene, On which there was first... Read more -
PagesPrecious Stones
The twelfth-century Abbot Suger summed up the idea of precious stones in the Middle Ages when he wrote about the “sacred virtues” of the varieties of “many-colored stones” that helped... Read more -
PagesShort Takes: Stories from Sandra Hindman
Our new occasional series 'Short Takes' will feature jewelry (and sometimes manuscripts) with stories (or songs) told by Sandra. TUNE IN BELOW Read more -
PagesBooks of Hours Fall Update 2024
Reading the text and looking at the pictures of Books of Hours transports us into the presence of men and especially women of five hundred years ago. HERE is our... Read more