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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Canterbury Tales

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Students learn how the stereotypes and characterization of Chaucer's pilgrims reflect his views of religious corruption and social boundaries in the medieval period. They will consider how the themes reflected in the general Prologue...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in art, which was a group of English artists which formed an association in 1848 to recapture the beauty and simplicity of the medieval world. Discusses the themes of their works, lists some...
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Dick Blick Art Materials Castles Lesson Plan

For Students 3rd - 8th
This illustrated lesson plan could easily fit into social studies or art unit on European castles. Students create a pop-up castle with construction paper and other art materials.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Byzantium: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline is highlighted with images of objects from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

For Students 9th - 10th
Manuscript artworks accompanied by descriptions that were part of a museum art exhibit on Medieval and Renaissance food. The exhibit looked at how food was portrayed in art from those times.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights from an exhibition of painted manuscripts from the late Middle Ages. Find examples of a range of works from the time, along with audio files of commentaries from the exhibition's curators.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint Denis

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs of the chalice include a full screen image as well as various detail images. You will find a description of the chalice, its history as well as a biography of Abbot Suger, the exhibition history of the chalice, conservation...
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University of Pittsburgh

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture Rose Window

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple definition for "rose window" and a diagram showing where the window usually is located in a cathedral or building.
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University of Pittsburgh

Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture: Flying Buttress

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a formal definition for the architectural term: "flying buttress." Also included is an illustration and an audio file which demonstrates how to pronounce the word.
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University of Pittsburgh

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of a horseshoe arch and a picture of one.
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ArtQuizz

Art Quizz: Tapestries

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated quiz on tapestries, including questions about famous tapestries.
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University of Pennsylvania

Penn Library: Books of Hours

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains information about the Book of Hours: a private prayer book, liturgies or calendar. "In Books of Hours are preserved some of the finest works of medieval art." Seven Book of Hours with descriptions are shown. Though...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dado Panel, Courtyard of the Royal Palace of Mas'ud Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dado panel from the Brooklyn Museum is part of a much larger work of art and a representation of the very essence of the Ghaznavid Dynasty, which ruled the Indian subcontinent from 977 to 1186 C.E. View pictures and read the history...
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery: Medieval

For Students 2nd - 5th
Check out this site to learn about medieval times! Learn about the type of homes, clothes, religion, events, and medicine found in the medieval time period.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Not Everyone Lived in Castles During the Middle Ages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Forget the romantic view of the Middle Ages. What was it really like? Lesson plan focuses on exploring the lives of the peasants, craftsmen, and monks. Hyperlinks lead to great illustrations.
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National Library of France

Bibliotheque Nationale De France: Tresors Carolingiens (Carolingian Treasures)

For Students 9th - 10th
All in French, but the beautiful illuminated manuscripts can be appreciated without reading the detailed explanations. Advanced French students will enjoy the audio explanations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Alhambra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, is distinct among Medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning, complex decorative programs, and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic...
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Other

Periodo Altomedioevale E Romanico

For Students 9th - 10th
View all of the many pictures representing Romanesque art forms. Descriptions are in English and Italian.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Manuscript Illuminators

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links related to known medieval European manuscript illuminators, from the 13th century to the 16th. Page includes links to museum sites and archives where images of illumination can be...
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wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Create and Draw a Celtic Knot

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to draw a Celtic knot, an interlacing form of decoration used by the ancient Celts and adopted by medieval artists.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Art and Literature

For Students 3rd - 8th
From paintings, frescos, and manuscripts the middle ages was full of art and literature. This site contains information about the art and literature during the Middle Ages and Medieval times.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Joust Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge of medieval knights and armor by playing this interactive jousting game.
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Medieval: Hildegard Von Bingen (1098 1179)

For Students 9th - 10th
A discography of Bingen's work accompanied by a brief biography.

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