The Lancet Windows of Sainte Chapelle
14 out of the 15 stained glass windows depict an impressive 1,113 biblical figures.
Magna Carta
In future no official shall place a man on trial upon his own unsupported statement, without producing credible witnesses to the truth of it.
Clause 38
Song of Roland
Male cançun de nus chantét ne seit! | No bad song shall ever be sung.
Song of Roland
The Bayeux Tapestry
58 SCENES
626 CHARACTERS
202 HORSES
San Isidoro Crypt in Leon, Spain
One of the most important Romanesque works in Europe where some frescoes that are almost a thousand years old stand out.
-San Isidoro Museum
Summer Mountains, Song Dynasty
The central mountain sits in commanding majesty, like an emperor among his subjects, the culmination of nature’s hierarchy.
Khajuraho Temple, India
One must go through the various worldly pursuits like physical pursuits or Kaam before they can get jaded of them and are ready to join the quest of true knowledge or Gyan.
Mosque at Djenne, Mali
The Great Mosque of Djenné is only one of many important monuments in the area known as the Djenné Circle
The Book of Kells (Manuscript Illumination)
It is calligraphic and as exact as printing, and yet it flows and shapes itself into the space available.
-Christopher de Hamel
St. Ambrose’s “Ancient Morning Hymn”
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.
-St. Ambrose