One of the treasures from the Carolingian Age is the Plan of St. Gall - a design for an ideal monastery – from the 9th century.
Tag: Germany
St. Michael’s in Lüneburg
St. Michael's in Lüneburg is a prime example of the red-brick hall churches of Northern Germany
Einhard’s Basilica in Michelstadt
In 815 Louis the Pious granted Michelstadt and Seligenstadt to his faithful courtier, Erhard. One church still stands and makes Michelstadt worth a detour for all Carolingian scholars
Torgau in Sachsen-Anhalt
Known as home to the German princes, who furthered the Reformation in the 16th century, Torgau boasts an impressive castle with a splendid Reformational Chapel and the house, where Luther’s wife, Katarina von Bora died.
Archaeology and the Public
What archaeology does the public demand? Who has the power to decide what is important? These questions are raised and debated at a Conference in Tübingen in May 2015
Kloster Ebstorf
Kloster Ebstorf – The Convent at Bad Bevensen, Ebstorf, Lüneburg, Northern Germany
The Medieval Garden
The Festival Voix in Alsace hosts a remarkable series of concerts theming the medieval garden...
Medieval Flooding
NEW RESEARCH: Once again the rivers Danube and Elbe have destroyed homes and livelihood...
Hatto I
The splendors of the late Carolingians are exhibited in Mainz this summer...
Bring up the Bones II
2010 Editha was discovered in her tomb in Magdeburg...
End of Blockbusters?
Is the impressive exhibition on Otto the Great in Magdeburg a failure...
The Grote Mandrenke and Medieval Flooding
Huge storms and devastating floods are not something new. Medieval history shows that human overexploitation and not the climate may be behind many tragedies
Codices 780-1180
"Pracht auf Pergament" in Munich is a feast for the eye...
Karlsjahr 2014
Charlemagne died in 814. Aachen plans a huge event…
Visionary Work
Hildegard of Bingen was a visionary person...
Hildegard von Bingen-Boom
In 2012, as a recognition her her "holiness of life and the originality of her teaching", Hildegard of Bingen was named Doctor of the Church. This is boosting local heritage business at Bingen.