Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Canterbury Tales
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...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood
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...
Other
Dick Blick Art Materials Castles Lesson Plan
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.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Byzantium: Timeline
This timeline is highlighted with images of objects from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
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.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands
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.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint Denis
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...
University of Pittsburgh
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture Rose Window
A simple definition for "rose window" and a diagram showing where the window usually is located in a cathedral or building.
University of Pittsburgh
Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture: Flying Buttress
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.
University of Pittsburgh
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
Definition of a horseshoe arch and a picture of one.
ArtQuizz
Art Quizz: Tapestries
An illustrated quiz on tapestries, including questions about famous tapestries.
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Library: Books of Hours
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dado Panel, Courtyard of the Royal Palace of Mas'ud Iii
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...
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery: Medieval
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.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages
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...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Not Everyone Lived in Castles During the Middle Ages
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.
National Library of France
Bibliotheque Nationale De France: Tresors Carolingiens (Carolingian Treasures)
All in French, but the beautiful illuminated manuscripts can be appreciated without reading the detailed explanations. Advanced French students will enjoy the audio explanations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Alhambra
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...
Other
Periodo Altomedioevale E Romanico
View all of the many pictures representing Romanesque art forms. Descriptions are in English and Italian.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Manuscript Illuminators
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...
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Create and Draw a Celtic Knot
Learn to draw a Celtic knot, an interlacing form of decoration used by the ancient Celts and adopted by medieval artists.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Art and Literature
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.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Joust Challenge
Test your knowledge of medieval knights and armor by playing this interactive jousting game.
Other
Medieval: Hildegard Von Bingen (1098 1179)
A discography of Bingen's work accompanied by a brief biography.
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