Images

A detail of the South rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France, 1190-1220 CE. The stained glass window shows scenes of Jesus Christ and the Judgement of the Apocalypse

The labyrinth paving of the central nave of Chartres Cathedral, France. Laid down c. 1200 CE it was meant for pilgrims to ritually wander around.

Ruins and doorway at Tonto National Monument, location of the Salado Culture in the 13th-15th century CE, Arizona-New Mexico, USA.

Ruins at Tonto National Monument, location of the Salado Culture in the 13th-15th century CE, Arizona-New Mexico, USA.

A Salado polychrome jar, typical of the Salado Culture style of decoration. 1340-1450 CE, Arizona- New Mexico, USA.

Chartres Cathedral, France. Constructed between 1194 and 1220 CE.

Illuminated manuscript most likely produced in Ireland during the 8th century CE, 268 pages, 29.5 × 22.5 cm. Stiftsbibliothek St.Gallen

A map of the Roman Forum or Forum Romanum in Rome.

This Isidor fragment from the middle of the 7th century CE shows how the Irish introduced capital letters at the beginnings of paragraphs, the separation of words from each other, and interpunction into writing; all innovations we still use...

Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland.