Eleven Websites on Medieval Art and History

May 10, 2015 by Gayane Babayan
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This is a very good network where you can find the theses of the articles (the link of the full article is given below), short descriptions of the new published books, new films, information about new conferences, a variety of interesting materials.

http://www.medievalists.net

In this website you can find materials concerning codicology, medieval book illumination, photos from different manuscripts with high quality, to become familiar with the recent news in the codicology.

http://sexycodicology.net/blog/crusader-bible-morgan-library

According to the inscription at the upper part of the website’s Home page, the website represents “Some remarks—often with photos!—about manuscripts and the languages, literature, scholarship, and history of Christian culture in the Middle East”.

https://hmmlorientalia.wordpress.com

This is an interesting blog of British library, concerning medieval miniature painting where one can find readable materials about manuscripts, catalogs, exhibitions, upcoming events, the blog has a quite rich illustrative materials.

http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2015/01/a-new-year-a-new-giant-list-of-manuscript-hyperlinks.html

This website is an excellent source for you to find the manuscript you are looking for and to find out whether it is available in digitized version.

http://manuscripts.cmrs.ucla.edu/index.php

The website of British National Archive is a good source for you to find materials, especially if you do not have an opportunity to become familiar with the archive’s materials on spot.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

The website of Manchester University Press introduces digest of new published books, etc.

http://manchester.metapress.com/content/H6520V

The Metropolitan Museum’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History performs the collection of the museumthrough a chronological, geographical, thematic exploration of the global art history. Here you can find different maps, reviews on different historical events, thematic essays, illustrations, index which helps to find the material you are interested in without any efforts.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/te_index.asp?i=15

The useful website for whose interested in medieval paleography, you can orient yourself through the web map by the link represented below.

http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/writing.htm

The website of Khan Academy exploresthe medieval Christian Europe with a range of materials related to the manuscripts, it is a good source for the beginners in Middle Ages.

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/medieval-world/medieval-europe/a/medieval-manuscripts