medieval

The painter was well-versed in ancient literature and philosophy, and he was instrumental in establishing a new European idea of art as a living, evolving, intellectual activity, following centuries of craft-based medieval practice.

I should add that Jefferson greatly admired the medieval world before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 ended Anglo-Saxon rule.

The teashop occupies a medieval building that was, for centuries, an alms house.

"We're taking this out and drawing insulin out of a glass vial or bottle - it was pretty brutal. I thought that this was medieval, there must be a better way."

Historical records allude to cities in the region, he said, but the team did not expect to find a 12-hectare medieval city some 2,200m above sea level.