: A mix of the Medieval Age and the 21st century period Just a short question, but is there a term for eras or ages being mixed together in a story? To be more specific, I'm writing a story

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Clockpunk
Most of the following comes from the article: Punkpunk: A Compendium of Literary Punk Genres
First of all, appending "punk" at the end is often used to show that the main character or characters belong to a certain niche group and are rebelling against the current society - the defining aspect of which is in these cases the technology. Anything that is categorized as "-punk" can therefore be said to focus on the technological aspects of a society and illustrate the problems that arise from excessive usage of such technology, whether from a personal or a societal standpoint.
There are lots of different genres that belong to this "-punk" group and you can categorize all of them under "retro-futurism" or "sci-fi-punk".
Here is a list of genres taken from the mentioned site and shortened:

cyberpunk: started the trend; future dystopia; humanity and technology become one
steampunk: past (victorian era) dystopia; technology is usually steam-powered
dieselpunk: World War I or World War II; big machines and black smoke
biopunk: cyberpunk, but with a focus on biology, such as implants and DNA hacking
bugpunk: biopunk, but only with bugs...
transistorpunk: Cold War
nanopunk: cyberpunk, but only with nanotechnology
decopunk: dieselpunk, but with Art Deco style...
atompunk: shortly after World War II

From then on it's getting pretty ridiculous (the author says this themselves), but:

clockpunk: Like steampunk, but in the time of Leonardo Da Vinci

According to Wikipedia Leonardo lived towards the end of the medieval age. At least close by. "Medieval" can mean anything from the 6th to the 15th century and Leonardo was born 1452, so it's not unreasonable to say that your genre is in fact clockpunk.

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steam·punk

(as quoted from Dictionary.com)

a genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology.
"if you like steampunk, this is a great book for you"
a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science fiction.
"the essence of steampunk is homage to vintage fashion with a modern, sassy twist"

Do bear in mind that Steampunk is typified by its Victorian England setting, not Medieval. However, by the definition, it could work. I don't read the genre, because it's too anachronistic for me, but read some of the fiction, and see if your work matches it.

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