Take a trip back in time with Dr Emma Taylor, to a world dominated by Christianity, where babies were no more than small adults and knights on horseback waged war on snails. Welcome to the surreal world of Mediaeval art.

Before the Renaissance made realism a priority in art, Mediaeval artists instead placed importance on symbolism, intricacy, and a scale based on social hierarchy. By modern standards, this makes for bizarre and beautiful images. Join Emma as she explores this world, utilising her expertise to explain some of the stranger aspects of our ancestors’ art.

Why are rabbits attacking monks? Why do murder victims look so bored? Why is the Virgin Mary covered in hair? And why do the animals look so wrong? Emma knows the answers.

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