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Rick Steves' Europe
Art Bites 141: Feudalism, Christianity, and the Art of Monks
From the chaos and power vacuum that followed the fall of Rome rose feudalism and Europe’s monastic movement. For centuries monasteries were the center of culture and monks were the great artists beautifully illustrating the books they transcribed.
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