Penned in around 1480 and inscribed on delicate vellum, the Horae beatae Mariae Virginis, or Book of Hours, contains 46 vividly illuminated images depicting various duties to be carried out each ...
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the scolding lava, ash, and gas that poured from its entrails converted the Roman city of Pompeii into a terrifying snapshot of death and des ...