Surf these sites: A Visual Tour through Late Antiquity -- with an emphasis on Gaul and the time of Gregory of Tours compiled by Steve Muhlberger with lots of references and illustrations of Medieval art. Age of King Charles V -- (1338-1380): 1,000 Illuminations from the Department of Manuscripts - Bibliothèque Nationale de France Alfred Jewel (The) -- Photo and description of the Alfred Jewel. A beautiful gold and cloisonne ornament made in the time of King Alfred the Great. Art of the Faithful Anno Domini 476-1400 -- Dan Reynolds, American graphic design student, provides an attractive, illustrated outline of the development of Christian architecture in the West. GeoCities banners. Bodleian Library Oxford -- Bodleian Library WWW Server - Towards an Image Catalogue. Beautiful images from various Medieval books of hours etc. British Library -- The British Library at St Pancreas site has an excellent digital library with images of Beowulf, the Magna Carta and more ... Byzantium -- The Byzantine Studies on the internet. The state and culture of the Eastern Roman Empire in the middle ages. DScriptorium -- DScriptorium is devoted to collecting, storing and distributing digital images of Medieval manuscripts Entire Bayeux Tapestry -- This beautiful tapestry preserves the history of the Norman Conquest of England, and the saga of Harold of Wessex and Duke William of Normandy. FAMSF-Legion-Collections-Medieval Art -- Well illustrated and a useful introduction to the subject. Guide to the Bayeux Tapestry Images -- Good images of the panels but only a very short commentary to each panel. International Center of Medieval Art -- International Center of Medieval Art, founded in 1956, seeks to promote the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages in Europe. Its worldwide membership includes academics, museum professionals, collectors and other enthusiasts Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry -- from the Paris Web Museum. Guide and illustrations of this most beautiful of Medieval works. Medieval Manuscript Leaves -- These manuscript leaves were selected to illustrate the art of the manuscript during the period of its greatest development and influence. They have been taken from books written in various European scriptoria by Benedictine, Franciscan, Carthusian, Dominican, and other orders of monks Medieval Wallpaintings in Danish Churches -- Fascinating database of over 5000 images of Dutch church wall paintings. This is the English version but some text does come up in Dutch when searching - but the interface is very intuitive. NetSERF: Medieval Art -- Directory of Links - very comprehensive - on Medieval Art Web Gallery of Art - Gothic -- A huge, but slow to load A-Z collection of Gothic and early Renaissance artists. Flemish, German, Italian, French and other masterworks with thumbnails enlarging to full-size. Includes artist''s biographies and commentary. Also see architectural sculptors and miniaturists of the period in The Gothic Section. WebMuseum: Gothic Painting (1280-1515) -- A brief history of Gothic painting leads the viewer deeper into the International, Northern, and Late Gothic painting periods. With commentary and full-color examples of Les Très Riches Heures, paintings of Jan Van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and other Gothic masters. Women, Visions and Art -- By: Kim Arnold and Karen Ann Divver It is very hard to distinguish between the art of men and women in the middle ages. Most of the time the work was anonymous, a man took credit for a woman''s wok, or it was a collaborative effort. Major essay on this subject.
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