Early Manuscripts at Oxford University - http://image.ox.ac.uk/
Digital facsimiles of complete manuscripts, scanned directly from the originals. |
Rome Reborn: the Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture - http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/Main_Hall.html
An online museum that presents some 200 of the Vatican Library's most precious manuscripts, books, and maps. |
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/rh/
The Paris Web Museum provides a guide and illustrations of the famous calendar section of this beautiful illuminated book of hours commissioned by the Duc de Berry c.1412. |
The Age of King Charles V (1338-1380) - http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/aaccueil.htm
1000 manuscript illuminations from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. |
DScriptorium - http://www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium/
Devoted to collecting, storing and distributing digital images of Medieval manuscripts. |
The Life of King Edward the Confessor - http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/MSS/Ee.3.59/
Cambridge University Library MS. Ee.3.59 contains the only copy of an illustrated Anglo-Norman verse Life of St Edward, written in England probably in the later 1230s or early 1240s. |
Electronic Beowulf - A Guide - http://www.uky.edu/%7Ekiernan/eBeowulf/main.htm
The Electronic Beowulf Project, a comprehensive collection of images of the Old English Poem. |
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts - http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/
Presents the collection of the Dutch Royal Library and the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum in The Hague. Highlights and database with images and backgrounds. |
Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts - http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/welcome.htm
Ability to search a large resource of manuscripts with images online |
Codices Electronici Ecclesiae Coloniensis - http://www.ceec.uni-koeln.de
The medieval manuscript holdings of the Episcopal dioecesan and cathedral library Cologne digitized. 140,000 pages and descriptive metadata are available. NB Use the 'Optionen' tab to get to the english-language version. |
Medieval Manuscript Leaves - http://wally.rit.edu/cary/cc_db/manuscripts/
51 leaves from Western European manuscripts of the 12th - 16th centuries. Selected to illustrate the art of the manuscript during the period of its greatest development and influence |
The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive - http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/piers/tcontents.html
The creation of a multi-level, hypertextually linked, electronic archive of the fourteenth-century allegorical dream-vision Piers Plowman, by William Langland. |
Images of Catalan Manuscripts - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~catalan/Images/index.html
Catalan manuscripts in UC Berkeley's collections. |
The Aberdeen Bestiary - http://www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/besttest/firstpag.html
An on-line database of text, digitised images, commentary and translation from the 12th century encyclopedia of the natural world. |
The Illuminated Middle Ages - http://www.moyenageenlumiere.com/
A collection of illuminated miniatures reproduced from medieval manuscripts housed in French municipal libraries. Grouped according to ten themes, the images are accompanied by commentary from ten of today's preeminent medieval scholars. |
Paging Through Medieval Lives - http://www2.art.utah.edu/Paging_Through/
Illumination and calligraphy from selected collections. |
Early Medieval Maps - http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/EM1.html
Time chart, index of early maps, monographs, and databases. |
Medieval Paleography - http://paleo.anglo-norman.org/
Part of an MA course, this introduction gives hands-on experience for reading, interpreting and understanding medieval texts. |
Corsair - http://corsair.morganlibrary.org/ICAIntro/ICAintroshortdesc.htm
Online research resource of the Piedmont Morgan Library, includes medieval and renaissance manuscripts. |
Digital Scriptorium - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/scriptorium/
an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts, intended to unite scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research. |
Medieval Manuscripts in Facsimile - http://www.nd.edu/~medvllib/facsimiles.html
An online exhibit of the history and use of facsimiles, containing images, with closeup images of illuminations and palaeographical descriptions of their scripts. |
Medieval Writing - http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/
An introduction to the history of writing in Western Europe, including basic paleography and the social history of literacy. |
The Burnet Psalter. University of Aberdeen - http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/heritage/collects/bps/
Full-page images (text and illustration) and details from this 15th-century manuscript. Includes an introduction, commentaries, notes on editorial and technical practice, and a bibliography. The text is accompanied by a full transcription of the Latin and summaries in English. |
The Planctus for William Longsword - http://www.ku.edu/carrie/Planctus/
A 'mourning poem' for a Norman ancestor of William the Conqueror. The site provides images, translations and commentary and aims to illustrate the difficulties in interpreting medieval sources. |
The Stair Society - http://www.stairsociety.org/manuscripts.htm
Online versions of extremely important manuscripts for Scotland - the Berne MS and Ayr MS. |
Scriptorium - http://www.newyorkcarver.com/scriptoria.htm
Illustrated glossary explaining the monastic scriptorium from Joe Chiffriller, part of the New York Carver. |
Bibliographical references to Medieval Mss - http://www.peraldus.ch
Bibliography for some 35 000 ancient and medieval mss housed in ancient or modern libraries. The database is constantly growing and including links to online resources. |
The Morosini Codex: - A 15th Century Venetian Chronicle - http://www.classics.uwa.edu.au/projects/morosini_codex
The largest surviving single private document from 15th century Venice. |
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux - http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/jde/jdesplash.htm
Explore the five primary divisions of this illuminated manuscript - a medieval prayer book created by Jean Pucelle. |
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - http://users.castel.nl/~middm01/time/html/trh/
Examine the calendar section of this celebrated 15th century book of hours. |
Bodleian Library Image Catalogue - http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/browse.htm
Features medieval manuscript images from the Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK. |
Medieval and Classical Library - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/
Collection of on-line literary works. |
Middle English Texts - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/tmsmenu.htm
Collection of important literary texts produced by TEAMS (The Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages). |
Wikipedia: Medieval Literature - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_literature
Article with sections on languages, authorship, genres and notable works of the period. |
French Middle Ages Literature - http://globegate.utm.edu/french/lit/middle.ages.html
Many links to sites covering general literature and to specific texts and authors. |
Of Arthur and Merlin - http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ArthourandMerlin
A transcription and translation of MS Oxford Bodleian Douce 236. |
Tales of the Middle Ages - http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales.htm
Collected stories, fables, and anecdotes from and about the Middle Ages. |
Medieval Manuscript Manual - http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/MMM/index.html
Includes an overview of project and basic information on medieval manuscripts. |
Medieval Literary Bibliographies - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/bibmenu.htm
Useful collection from the University of Rochester, that includes 'Women Writers of the Middle Ages' and 'Medieval English Drama'. |
NetSERF: Medieval Literature - http://www.netserf.org/Literature/
A small but carefully selected collection of links to 'net resources on Medieval Literature and online archives of Medieval texts. |
The Camelot Project - http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/CPHOME.stm
University of Rochester database of texts, images and bibliographies concerned with the legends of King Arthur. |
Lectures on Medieval Literature - http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/anthology/anthologytoc.html
Links to online lectures at ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. |
Dante and Chaucer - http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rashoaf/currency/dccw.html
A detailed thesis by R. A. Shoaf, subtitled 'Money, Images, and Reference in Late Medieval Poetry'. |
Portuguese Medieval Literature - http://www.geocities.com/correia72/medieval.htm
An introduction to the prose and poetry of the country in 'The Age of the Troubador'. |
Medieval Women Writers: Staying Up Late - http://www.luc.edu/publications/medieval/vol7/sankovi.html
Essay by Tilde Sankovitch at Northwestern University. |
International Center of Medieval Art - http://www.medievalart.org/
In New York seeks to promote the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages in Europe. Membership, newsletter, events, conferences, publications, dissertations listed. |
Medieval and Early Christian Art - http://www.usask.ca/antiquities/Collection/Medieval_Art.html
Images of replica carved panels and sculptures in the Museum of Antiquities, University of Saskatchewan, with notes on the original items. |
Netserf: Medieval Art - http://www.netserf.org/Art/
Comprehensive directory of links, including manuscript illumination, murals and frescos, paintings, sculpture tapestries, artists and brasses. |
The Reading Bayeux Tapestry - http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk
The entire Bayeux Tapestry and the tale it tells in quick loading, bite sized chunks, from the Museum of Reading. Also the story behind the Victorian copy on display at Reading. |
Danish Church Art - http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/artarch/danish/danindex.html
Introductory essays and a guide to online resources by James Mills, part of ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. |
Medieval Art Museums and Galleries - http://www.newyorkcarver.com/museum.htm
Portal to dozens of online medieval and Gothic art collections. |
Medieval Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=17
In New York displays architectural sculpture, stained glass, metalwork, manuscript illuminations, paintings and tapestries from pre-Christian periods through the Romanesque and Gothic periods. |
Post-Byzantine Icon Art - http://home.yebo.co.za/~xenitis/untitled2.html
An illustrated introduction to the art of Greek Orthodox iconography from the fall of Constantinople (1453) to the 17th century, with related links and bibliography. |
Art in Medieval Hungary - http://home.hu.inter.net/~jekely/
Overview of medieval art and architecture of Hungary, with resource guide, bibliography and regularly updated news. |
Middle Ages Art and Architecture Lesson - http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/ma/index.htm
Covers history of art and architecture from Byzantine to Renaissance. Includes follow up question. |
Alfred Jewel - http://www.mirror.org/people/ken.roberts/alfred.jewel.html
Photograph and description of the Alfred Jewel - a beautiful gold and cloisonne ornament made in England in the time of King Alfred the Great. |
A Visual Tour through Late Antiquity - http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/4505/show.htm
With an emphasis on Gaul and the time of Gregory of Tours compiled by Steve Muhlberger with references and illustrations of medieval art. |
Medieval Art and History - http://www.studiogiove.org/index_eng.htm
Association GioVe for the study and the cataloguing of early and medieval art works: sculpture, painting, architecture and mosaic. |
ARABIAN CALLIGRAPHY
Art of Arabic Calligraphy - http://www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.html
Mamoun Sakkal discusses the Arabic language, the origins and development of the script, and the Kufic and Cursive styles. Hosted by Sakkal Design. |
Arabic Calligraphy - http://www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/
Detailed, richly-illustrated examination of the historical and cultural significance of Arabic calligraphy, from Islamic Arts and Architecture. |
Arabic Calligraphy - http://www.arabiccalligraphy.com
Biographies and virtual gallery of the work of Kamel El Baba (1905-91) and his son Mokhtar, who offers custom Arabic calligraphy. Information on the development of Arabic calligraphy. |
Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy - http://www.ndukhan.com/
Nihad Dukhan offers a modern interpretation of the art of Arabic calligraphy. |
Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/calligraphy/calligraphy.html
The artist describes the art of calligraphy and the materials he uses; illustrated with video samples. |
The Qur'anic Manuscripts - http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/
A brief description of the Qur'anic manuscripts dated from the first century Hijra are presented. |
The Art of Calligraphy - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture/28162
An article by Alia F. Hasan discussing Arabic calligraphy, historic and present-day from Suite 101, with links to related sites. |
Islamic Calligraphy from a Private Collection - http://www.biddingtons.com/content/expertcalligraphy.html
Images of Islamic calligraphy in Arabic and Persian from a private collection, with commentary from Biddington's Consultancy. |
Islamic Calligraphy by Rasheed Butt - http://www.rasheedbutt.com/
Samples of the work of a calligrapher from Islamabad, who works in both Arabic and Persian, on religious and poetic texts. Includes biography. |
The Islamic World to 1600: Calligraphy - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/learning/calligraphy.html
An illustrated history from the Department of History, University of Calgary. |
Oweis's Islamic Art and Arabic Calligraphy - http://www.oweis.com/
Fayeq Oweis, Ph.D. site for digital Islamic art and Arabic calligraphy. |
Art Bismillah - http://www.ArtBismillah.org/
Learn the meaning of Islamic and Arabic calligraphy from lessons for non-Arabic speakers. Also provides links to Islamic art galleries. |
Arabic Calligraphy Art - http://www.dabdo.co.uk/
Middle Eastern artworks including original paintings, mosaics and ceramics. Provides past exhibition information. |
Sobhi Mourad, Hassan - http://arabiangallery.bizland.com/
The Syrian calligrapher Hassan Sobhi Mourad (b.1942) presents some of his Arabic calligraphy, with a biography. |
Islamic Calligraphy - http://islamicity.com/Culture/Calligraphy/
Gallery of images from 'The Splendour of Islamic Calligraph' by Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, hosted by Islamicity. |
Silk Threads - http://membres.lycos.fr/shashihalai/
Shashihalai designs hand-embroidered Arabic calligraphy in traditional and contemporary styles. Inspiration, gallery, ethics, stitch type. |
Arabic Calligraphy - http://www.geocities.com/tayseerj/major_caligraphic_styles.htm
Learn Arabic calligraphy, major script. |
Morteza Salehi - http://www.geocities.com/morteza_salehi_art/
One of the leading calligraphers of Iran, writing mostly in the Persian nastaliq style. Includes gallery. |
Calligraphy Islamic - http://calligraphyislamic.com
Includes introduction, history, profiles of great masters, and galleries of contemporary calligraphy. Many images. |
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