This 16th-century map is teeming with sea monsters. ... Europe had entered the Age of Discovery and the expansion of printed materials brought fantastical ideas to an audience eager for more.

For centuries, the name "Tartaria" or "Tartary" appeared on maps as a vast, mysterious region covering parts of Siberia, ...

Includes England: uses of horses; Europe: 16th-century furniture; Europe: 17th-century chairs; Europe: 17th-century life-style scenes; and Italy: 16th-century transportation. Collection Restrictions ...

In 1500s Europe, masks were fashionable—and scandalous. Fingers started wagging when 16th-century European women began wearing masks to protect their skin and hide their identities.

Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe to UC Santa Barbara’s MultiCultural Center as part of the Cup of Culture ...