Life
in the Middle Ages - Gargoyles and more
Medieval
Manuscripts:
Medieval
Manuscripts From Chris Whitcome's Art History links.
Bodleian
Library Medieval
Illuminated
Middle Ages database presents several hundred
recently digitized illuminated texts from French national library
collections. Images are sorted out by theme. Texts date from the year 500
through the 1400s.
LES TRES RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/images/heures/heures.html
History of the
book
http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/booktext.html
http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/four.html
(images)
http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/rise.html
(images)
Leaves
of Gold: Treasure of Manuscript Illumination from Philadelphia
Museum of Art collection
University of Kentucky Manuscript collection:
http://www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium/ukentucky/uky.html
Spalding University - Rare Books
http://www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium/spalding/spalding.html
Early Manuscripts at Oxford University. This site provides access to
over 80 early manuscripts now in institutions associated with the University
of Oxford. http://image.ox.ac.uk/
Hill Monastic Manuscript Library
http://www.hmml.org/
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts - Meermanno
Museum- Netherlands. site gives introduction. Highlights
- browse by subject. http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/
Medieval Illuminated Manuscript - How to demonstration (use caution with
students - has banner ad on site).
http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/scribepg/scribe.html
Dutch Illuminated Manuscripts. Browse
the Highlights A Hundred Highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
http://www.kb.nl/galerie/100hoogtepunten/miniaturen-en.html
The
Guide to Illumination -This glossary is primarily based on
"Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical
Terms" By Michelle P. Brown. All of the definitions from her book,
as well as all other sources, are referenced.
http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/glossary.asp
Bibliothèque Méjanes, Aix-en-Provence (French - but nice images) 132
illuminations on 11 folios. Click on the icons in the left and right
margins to see an enlarged image of each miniature.
http://www.byu.edu/~hurlbut/dscriptorium/aix166/index.html
Aberdeen
Bestiary Project-- History and Images.
What
is a Bestiary
Introduction
- Table of Contents Index
to images
Bodleian Library: Illuminated Manuscript Images
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/browse.htm
Old English Manuscripts
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/subjects/mss/oe/oldeng.html
Links page - Georgetown University:
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/subjects/mss/mss.html
Age of King Charles - 1,000 Illuminations from the Department of
Manuscripts.
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/aaccueil.htm
(links on page do not work last I checked)
Medieval
Manuscripts Lesson Plan Utah Museum of Fine Arts http://www.umfa.utah.edu/?id=MTQx
Illuminated
Manuscripts - good information from Wikipedia. Has links to more
resources.
Celtic Manuscripts -
Symbolism
Series of books for Celtic
design - here is animals:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Celtic_Design/anipat.htm#cvr
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Celtic_Design/index.htm
Interested in Celtic fonts? Various font packages can be ordered online.
http://fontcraft.com/artype/celtic/
Medieval Symbolism: [Top pf page]
Text – no
images -- Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14373b.htm
Botticelli’s
Mystical Nativity – filled with symbolism
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli.html
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli/mystical_nativity.jpg.html
http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/botticel/p-bottic14.htm
(larger version)
Symbolism in
Architecture
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/4217/Voltorre.HTML
Value of Symbols
during the Middle Ages:
http://www.alyseus.com/inglese/simbolo/universo.htm
Meaning of
symbols (positive-negative) - Keep in mind that some
of these symbols have
double meanings. http://www.crossroad.to/Books/symbols.html
The
Religious Paintings of Hieronymus Bosch - Symbolism
See
Bosch Online for more.
Heraldry
Clip Art - Symbolism - Images and more!
Plants
and their significance [Top
pf page]
Religious names
for plants
http://www.mgardens.org/JS-FOOLGATC-MG.html
Tales of the
Middle Ages - Gardens
http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales16.htm
Medieval
Times - History
Middle
Ages Find out about life in the Middle Ages. Most people lived on a
manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the
surrounding farm land. Annenberg Exhibit.
Links page - Georgetown University:
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/subjects/mss/mss.html
Art History
Resources - Middle Ages (Chris
Witcombe's):
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html
Painting before
1300 AD
http://www.beyondbooks.com/art11/2e.asp
Design Theory in
Architecture -
text. Click on links at bottom for line drawing illustrations.
http://www.uiah.fi/projects/metodi/135
Lesson
Plans [Top pf page]
Detailed unit
plan (for 4th grade). Medieval Times: Heritage and
Citizenship http://educ.queensu.ca/~curr/units/Medieval.pdf
Medieval
Manuscripts Lesson Plan Utah Museum of Fine Arts http://www.umfa.utah.edu/?id=MTQx
Illuminated Letters
-Crayon Resist - by Ken Schwab
Getty
Lesson: Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts
Leaves
of Gold: Make your own Medieval Manuscript
See
Contemporary Illumination and Calligraphy
The
Saint John's Bible The Saint Johns Bible is being created in a
scriptorium in Wales.
Heraldry
Clip Art - Symbolism - Images and more!
