The bright ages: a new history of medieval Europe

The Bright Ages

Shimmering stars on the Adriatic

The gleaming tiles of New Rome

Dawn in Jerusalem

A golden hen and the walls of Rome

Sunlight on a northern field

A towering ivory tusk

A ship aflame on the Volga

A golden girl in France

The brilliant jewels of the heavenly Jerusalem

The sun-dappled towers in a city of three religions

Divine light reflecting off the Nile

A radiant white hind with the antlers of the stag

Cities on fire

Stained glass and the smell of burning books

Glistening snow on the Eastern Steppe

Quiet candles and falling stars

Stars above an octagonal dome

The Dark Ages.