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Oleg Bondarenko Origins: The history of pottery in China can be traced back to the Neolithic period (5000-1700 BC). By the 6th century AD, ceramics technology here was the most advanced in the world. During this period, there has been explosive growth in the ceramic industry in China, characterized by the development of new techniquesContinue reading “An Amazing Wonder of a Distant Civilization: Chinese Blue and White Porcelain and its Spread in the Renaissance Europe”

Weekly blog post: Reflect on what you already know about studying media and contemporary art. What you are excited to learn? What challenges do you foresee in looking critically at film and media or in looking at works of art? With the continuous enrichment and improvement of the form of contemporary art in historical development,Continue reading “Week 1: Interaction with Media Art”

Morgan Thompson Dr. Brown HST 315 A 11 December 2019 Proposal and Bibliography – Cabinet of Curiosities             The area of interest I chose was from the category of natural wonders and I picked animals or unique types animals that would be found in a cabinet of curiosities during the renaissance. I picked this categoryContinue reading

By Liam McAllister

As Europe entered the Renaissance Era, funerary tombs saw a dramatic shift in tone from their prior Medieval counterparts. The polished aesthetic utilized in the Middle Ages to present the deceased in a state of tranquility waned with the oncoming of the fifteenth century, making room for macabre memorials with a disturbingly bleak portrayal ofContinue reading “Transi of René de Chalon (c. 1544-47)”

ORIGINS: This is the legendary and mysterious Unicorn horn. This object of the natural world is a gift from the Heavens above, it has the power to heal, to cure, and to ward off evil in its many forms. An object of such power as this should have surely come from a beast of theContinue reading “Unicorn Horn”

Fascinating Renaissance Medicine              The item that I will be examining as part of my cabinet of curiosities is a medical journal called Fasciculus Medicinae. This is a journal that is credited as being one of the earliest and most advanced medical journals produced during the renaissance because it draws upon a vast collection of research performed byContinue reading “Fasciculus Medicinae, 1491.”

By: Ryan Watson Introduction The history of man is inextricably intertwined with the history of the sword. Not only does the development of the sword occur relatively early within human development, the use of swords persists long past when one might speculate. Indeed, where most melee weapons of the middle ages fall out of favorContinue reading “A Tale of Two Swords: the Sword of Ambrogio di Spinola and the Henry IV Sword”