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Turning the Pages star star star star star profile Photos
Step into the British Library and turn the pages of two medieval manuscript's, the Sherborne Missal and Sultan Baybars' Qur'an. You can look at the documents page-by-page and zoom into sections of each page for a detailed look.
Source: British Library Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

Medieval Art star star star star star profile Photos
You'll find over 2,000 images of Medieval art at this site.
Source: Cleveland Museum of Art Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Leaves of Gold star star star star profile Photos
Learn about the Medieval art of illumination. You can browse through the pages of manuscripts, learn how manuscripts were made, and even design your own manuscript online!
Source: Philadelphia Museum of Art Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

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Take a virtual tour of some of the Met's collection of Medieval art.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

The Cloisters star star star star profile Photos
Take a virtual tour of some of the works housed in the Cloisters, the branch of the Metropolitan Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

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You'll find images of early Christian and Byzantine, Romanesque, French Gothic, and Islamic art at this site intended to enhance undergraduate art history course work.
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Art Images for College Teaching Intended Audience: Students/Teachers Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

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Take an online tour of Medieval Byzantine and Italian paintings at this site from the National Gallery of Art.
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National Gallery of Art Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

The Glory of Byzantium star star star star profile Photos
Learn about the history and art of the Byzantine Empire at this site from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No

Medieval Art Collection star star star profile Photos
This museum's site has examples of Byzantine, Ethiopian, French, Italian, Iranian, and Spanish Medieval art.
Source: Walters Museum Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

games/interactives

Integrating the Arts: Mummies, Manuscripts & Madonnas
This site for middle school students from the Walters Museum looks at ancient, medieval, and renaissance art and includes connections to social studies, science, language arts, and math.

The Medieval World
See how knights in armor and works of art reflect life in a world long past in Europe and Japan. You'll find interactive exhibits, games, lessons and more at this site from Humanities Interactive.

Middle Ages
Find out what it was really like to live in the Middle Ages at this site from Annenberg Media.


online video

Art of the Western World
This nine-part instructional series looks at art masterpieces of the Western world and their cultural and historical settings.

The Medieval Calendar
Learn more about the Medieval calendar with this video from the Getty Museum.


lesson plans

Not Everyone Lived in Castles During the Middle Ages - Grades 3-5
In this lesson students learn about the lifestyle of the wealthy elite during the Middle Ages. Source: EDSITEment

Medieval and Renaissance Art: Botanical Symbolism - Grades 6-8
In this lesson, students explore how botanical illustrations contribute to the telling of story in 12th, 13th, and 14th century religious paintings. Source: ArtsEdge

 


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