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The Middle Ages lasted 1000 years. Learn how manuscripts were made, how medieval calendars worked, and how Christ's life was represented.

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Before the invention of print, books were written by hand and made at the request of a reader. Because each book was unique, they can tell us about how people consumed knowledge and interacted with it.

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Learn about the Anglo-Saxons, Charlemagne, the crusades, and dazzling stained glass in soaring Gothic cathedrals.

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Persecutions of Christians ended in Rome with Emperor Constantine. 4th century churches, tombs and catacombs decorated with Christian imagery can still be visited.

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Constantinople (now Istanbul) was the capital of the late Roman empire, but its ethereal mosaics, ivories, and metalwork often depart from classical naturalism.