| Despite the common conception of the medieval era as a thousand-year dark age, the years between the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and the taking of Constantinople by the West in 1204 are among the liveliest, richest, and most dynamic eras in medieval history. In 1927, the recognition of these qualities led Charles Homer Haskins to designate this period as the "Renaissance of the 12;Haskins' premise, substantiated through investigations of legal and educational systems and the creation of a contemporary Latin literature, is twofold: first, the 12;The 12;This study analyzes the Jeu d'Adam and the west facade stained glass lancet windows at Chartres and examines how these artworks reflect the content, structure, and form of 12... |
