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An adapted version of the calligraphic pane of Husayn ibn Ali in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

Extensively renovated by Abbot Suger between 1137 and 1148 CE, the Basilica of Saint-Denis in Paris became the archetype of Gothic cathedrals. Suger made intentional use of light to help spiritually transport the beholder towards the divine...

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The deepest and oldest Layer III is also the most sophisticated with enclosures characterised by different thematic components and artistic representations. This...

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The site chronology is divided into three levels, Layer I being the most recent and Layer III the oldest and deepest level. Layer III is also the most sophisticated...

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The monumental T-shaped pillars, often arranged in a circle, are characteristic of the site.

The reverse side of the Great Seal of Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE).

The Great Seal of Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE).

The arms of Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE). From folio 146v of Royal MS 14 C VII Historia Anglorum. (British Library, London)

Cover of the Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr.

Swallows - Bronze Age fresco from Thera, Santorini.