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Rick Steves' Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the High Middle Ages

Season 12 Episode 1206 | 25m 36s

As Europe passed A.D. 1000, its growing prosperity was reflected in soaring Gothic cathedrals graced with colorful altarpieces, lacy stonework, and radiant stained glass. We visit luxurious castles to see exquisite tapestries showing a new secular love of worldly pleasures and, end in Italy, where pioneering artists like Giotto were mastering realism and pointing the way to the future of art.

Aired: 09/30/23 | Expires: 01/03/24
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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Nature
Preview of Parenthood "Freshwater"
Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes.
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Nature
Preview of Parenthood "Grasslands"
Animal parents must balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands.
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Delta & Eastern Flight Attendent Uniforms
Appraisal: Delta & Eastern Flight Attendent Uniforms
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Jessie Arms Botke Oil Painting, ca. 1940
Appraisal: Jessie Arms Botke Oil Painting, ca. 1940
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Dale Nichols Group, ca. 1950
Appraisal: Dale Nichols Group, ca. 1950
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1949 Babe Didrikson Zaharias-signed Ball
Appraisal: 1949 Babe Didrikson Zaharias-signed Ball
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1978 Joichi Hoshi Autumn Light Woodblock
Appraisal: 1978 Joichi Hoshi Autumn Light Woodblock
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Autograph Book, ca. 1900
Appraisal: Autograph Book, ca. 1900
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 19th C. Jim Williams-owned Federal Hunt Board
Appraisal: 19th C. Jim Williams-owned Federal Hunt Board
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Davis Pennington Brown Stoneware Face Jug, ca. 1917
Appraisal: Davis Pennington Brown Stoneware Face Jug, ca. 1917
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