MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE
Medieval & Renaissance Links
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The Bayeux Tapestry Online (Reading Museum)
View a 19th century copy of the Bayeux Tapestry with concise explanations of the scenes. The site includes related activities for schools.
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Cambridge Illuminations (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge)
A selection of beautiful images from some of the most sumptuous manuscripts displayed in the recent Cambridge Illuminations exhibition. The site includes an interactive that explains how manuscripts were made.
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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Explore this Renaissance 'study' online. The pages include a detailed explanation of the subject matter represented on the intarsia (inlaid wood) panels. Listen to short bursts of Renaissance musical instruments.
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Unicorn Tapestries Online (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Explore the Unicorn Tapestries online. Discover 'What to Wear to a Unicorn Hunt' or how tapestry was made. The site includes a video telling explaining the significance of the unicorn hunt.
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BBC History
The BBC's history pages provide information on the Middle Ages and Late Medieval period. The Church and State pages are useful for finding out more about the Reformation.
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The Geometry of Seeing – Perspective and the Dawn of Visual Space (The Getty, April 16 – July 7 2002)
Find out more about perspective and illusionism in Renaissance art via this archived exhibition site.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
An archived exhibition site providing detailed information about the great Renaissance artist. Zoom-in technology enables the study of individual works in detail.
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Raphael
This archived National Gallery exhibition site provides more information about the great Renaissance painter Raphael.
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Tapestry in the Renaissance (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York March 12, 2002–June 19, 2002)
An archived exhibition site highlighting the importance of tapestry production in the Renaissance.
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The Cloisters
The Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This site is useful for those with a general interest in medieval history and art & design.
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Painted Prints (Baltimore Museum of Art, October 6th 2002 – January 6th 2003)
What are painted prints? Find out how brilliantly coloured Renaissance prints were made through this archived exhibition site. Explore an online gallery and zoom in on fascinating details.
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British Library (Turning the Pages)
Explore a series of important medieval and Renaissance manuscripts online using the British Library's Turning-the-Pages interactives.
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The National Archives
The National Archives hold some of the most important documents that survive, including a copy of the Magna Carta and the Domesday Book.
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Castle
Castles were a dominant feature of the medieval and Renaissance landscape. This excellent website accompanied the Channel 4 TV series Castle.
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English Heritage
Find buildings and sites in England from the period to visit, including battlefields, castles, abbeys and monasteries.
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Henry Moore Institute
This website has archived information on the exhibition 'Depth of Field: the place of relief in the time of Donatello' that took place at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds. It looked in details at relief sculpture and included objects from the V&A's Medieval and Renaissance collections.
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National Gallery, London
This website provides information about the links between painting and sculpture during the Renaissance. It contains information about how artists used sculpture as inspiration for their paintings. The V&A has loaned a series of sculptures to the National Gallery where they are displayed alongside related paintings.