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.
University of Notre Dame
Medieval Institute Library: Medieval Seals
A catalogue of different kinds of medieval seals. They are organized into many categories, e.g., by institution, country, century, type of insignia, etc. Each seal is accompanied by a description and a high quality image.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Apollo 11 Stones
The Apollo 11 Stones remain the oldest examples of figurative art from the African continent. Their discovery contributes to our conception of early humanity's creative attempts, before the invention of formal writing, to express their...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Experiencing Medieval Literature
This article explains how 'illiterate' individuals encountered literary texts and traditions through textiles, wall paintings, sculptures, and listening to works read aloud in the Middle Ages.
Other
Periodo Altomedioevale E Romanico
View all of the many pictures representing Romanesque art forms. Descriptions are in English and Italian.
Other
Porta Lde Arte: Educacion Artistica
This is an educational portal which contains learning activities in the area of visual arts for middle school age students.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Joust Challenge
Test your knowledge of medieval knights and armor by playing this interactive jousting game.
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.
British Library
British Library: Illuminating the Renaissance: Flemish Manuscripts
A selection of high-quality images from the Flemish manuscripts in the British Library along with a timeline of contemporary European events.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: The Murthly Hours
Browse pages from the Murthly Hours, a kind of prayer book popular in medieval Europe, with many, many illuminated illustrations depicting scenes from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Late Gothic Painting
Learn about artists of the Late Gothic Period and see many examples of their work. Hieronymus Bosch is among the artists explored at this site.
British Library
British Library: The Priceless Lindisfarne Gospels
A page-through exploration of the duly famous Lindisfarne gospels, an extraordinary illuminated manuscript of the seventh century. Includes helpful commentaries, which can be read or listened to, and a magnifying glass for looking at the...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Utopia : The Quest for the Ideal Society
An online exhibit examining the history of utopia as revealed through story and art. Organized into four sections, "Utopia" takes viewers on a visual tour of utopian society has it has been interpreted by the ancients, in the bible,...
Curated OER
Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Bernardo Daddi: Triptych
Daddi's fourteenth-century triptych of the Virgin and Child.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Serfdom
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of serfdom, and specifically its impact on feudalism.
Other
The Castles of Wales
This resource includes an index and maps of castles in Wales, plus essays, glossary of castle words, FAQ's, plus other information related to castles.
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: The City of Constantinople (Byzantium)
Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christian empire, see Christendom, successor to ancient Greece and Rome. Throughout the Middle Ages Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city, known as the Queen of Cities...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus was also known as Albert of Cologne and Saint Albert the Great. Magnus was a great German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charlemagne
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) was king of the Franks during the Middle Ages.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charlemagne
Statue of Charlemagne, in Paris. At Pepin's death in 768 the kingdom of the Franks included the greater part of what is now France, together with a portion of Germany. This territory was divided between his two sons, Carloman and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Portrait of Dante
An illustration of a man being knighted on a battle field. Durante degli Alighieri (May/June c.1265 - September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florentine poet of the Middle Ages. His central work, the Divina Commedia...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William I of England
William I of England (1027 - 9 September 1087), better known as William the Conqueror, was Duke of Normandy from 1035 and King of England from 1066 to his death. To claim the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an...
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.
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