But there is another reason why medieval women’s armor is such a tricky thing to predict: according to the folks behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Arms and Armory collection, when it ...

Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval ... role armor played in early-modern society, art and culture ...

And that has cast new light on the role of women and art in medieval Europe. The blue particles, it turns out, were lapis lazuli, a semi-precious stone that was highly prized at the time for its ...

NEW YORK - Medieval armor wasn't just a means of protection; it was also a fashion statement. That idea is one of the themes explored in a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

Sam Bloomfield from the small central Victorian town of Glenlyon makes medieval-inspired armour and art in a process he describes as a bit like dressmaking. But the material is metal, not cloth.

The audience howled. This is the world of modern medieval battle, a human demolition derby where men and women wearing up to 100 pounds of armor slash and hammer one another with blunted steel ...

The Art Institute of Chicago unveils new galleries of medieval and Renaissance art. This week, the Art Institute of Chicago unveiled new galleries of medieval and Renaissance art – including the ...

NEW YORK — Even in a city where pretty much anything goes, the sight and sound of knights in shining armor swinging swords at each other still draws a crowd. “Are you ready for a medieval ...

Unless Xzibit is pimpin' medieval ... armor. A knight needs to be protected but also needs to be able to ride, swing a sword and probably burn a peasant's cottage. And you gotta wave at the ladies.

Visitors to New York’s Cloisters just might meet their knight in shining armor this summer. A new public art installation from Icelandic artist Steinunn Thorarinsdottir is bringing life-size ...

Lords and ladies, barons and baronesses and a good ... In the indoor arena was the combat tournament. People dressed in medieval armor, most of it homemade, tried to hit each other with “swords ...