The Medieval Page II:
Sources for Medieval Art on the WWW

Index to Art by Subject

General Medieval Art Sources

Posted as I find them...

Romanesque Art

• Romanesque Art From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
• Art.Roman A huge site well-known for its photographs of sculpture unobtainable elsewhere.
• Terres Romanes "par Marcel VERSALL et Pascal DESVIGNES."
• L'Art Roman en Bourgogne
• Romanesque Art in Saintonge Charming fractured English with lots of exclamation points!!!
• AMIGOS DEL ROMANICO Romanesque art in Spain.

Art Historical Societies and Projects

Some Medieval Manuscript and Early Printed Book links:

General Information, Collections, and Online Exhibitions

• British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
• Codices Electronici Sangallenses (CESG) ¨¢ Virtual Library "The purpose of the Codices Electronici Sangallenses (Digital Abbey Library of St. Gallen) is to provide access to the medieval codices in the Abbey Library of St. Gallen by creating a virtual library."
• Medieval Manuscripts in Multimedia Quicktime movies, music, other treats from the University of Amsterdam.
• Sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt On pentagrams.
• On Manuscripts From Chris Witcombe's Art History Resources on the Web.
• Medieval Manuscripts on the Web "A List of Resources compiled by Albert Masters."
• Texts, Manuscripts, and Paleography A collection of links from UPenn.
• Medieval manuscripts in the Netherlands on the web
• The Newberry Library They've taken down the manuscripts page; there is a link to a description of the collections.
• The Illustrated Book: a Survey of Genres An online exhibition from the Colophon Gallery of illustrated books from Medieval to Modern; includes Medieval, early Hebrew and Islamic examples.
• DScriptorium "Devoted to collecting, storing, and distributing digital images of Medieval manuscripts." From Brigham Young University.
• Illuminated manuscripts of the Library of Lyon Go to "Lives rares et..." The collection dates from the 5th century to the Renaissance.
• Books of Hours An online exhibtion of the collection of Lawrence J. Schoenberg, held at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Books of Devotion Also from the University of Pennsylvania.
• Manuscripts, Paleography, Codicology A collection of links from Georgetown University.
• Hill Monastic Manuscript Library Information on the microfilmed manuscript holdings at the Library at St John's University. Greatest holdings are those from Malta, Ethiopia and Austria/Germany.
• Bodleian Library Sample images and some commentary; apparently a sample of a much larger imaging project now underway.
• Index to manuscripts collections at the British Library If this link goes bad, try: (http://www.bl.uk/)

The Bestiary

• The Bestiary Project A list and description of beasts.
• The Aberdeen Bestiary Project Extensive commentary and many reproductions.
• More on the Aberdeen Bestiary Project
• The Crow of the Bestiaries From Paul Halsall and the Medieval Sourcebook.
• The Medieval Bestiary : Animals in the Middle Ages By David Badke.

Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Manuscripts

General Collections and Exhibtions

• Early Insular Illuminated Manuscripts: Merging of Oral and Literate Cultures by Elizabeth Howie with links to image from and descriptions of several early manuscripts: the Book of Durrow, Cathach of St. Columba, the Codex of Amiatinus, the Codex of Usseriannus Primus, the Durham Gospels, and others.
• On the School of Durrow From the Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Barbarians on the Greek Periphery? Origins of Celtic Art PhD dissertation by Costanze Maria Witt from the University of Virginia.
• Richard Rawlinson Center for Anglo-Saxon Studies and Manuscript Research From Western Michigan University.
• Celtic Manuscripts at Oxford University The beginnings of a very detailed project, intending to display and describe online all of said manuscripts.

Individual Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Manuscripts

• The Book of Durrow A history, bibliography, and some carpet pages.
• The School of Durrow From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908.
• The Lindisfarne Gospels From the Diocese of Durham. Includes a history, some images and now you can buy the LG CD!
• The Lindisfarne Gospels A small site from the British Library.
• The Book of Kells From the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Manuscripts: France

• BNF Banque d'images
• Mandragore, base iconographique du departement des Manuscrits
• Petites Heures de Jean de Berry Fourteenth Century.
• The Limbourg Brothers
• Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Another beautiful site, this time from the University of Chicago.
• Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry From the Vatican Library.
• The Cary Collection A library on printing history located at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Reproduced here are fifty-one manuscript leaves; images are of high quality and can be enlarged.
• Le roi Charles V et son temps (1338-1380 From the Bibliotheque Nationale of France. 1,000 manuscript pages reproduced. See sample at right.

Medieval Painting

General Sites

• Early Medieval Painting
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting and Sculpture.
• Gothic Painting (1280-1515) With links to International Gothic, Northern Painting, and Late Gothic Painting.

English Medieval Painting

• Medieval Wall Painting in the English Parish Church "A developing catalogue" from Anne Marshall at the Open University.
• Medieval Painting At Holy Trinity Church, Coventry.
• The Blackfriars Retable
• St. George and the Dragon Later 15th century; at Broughton. Part of Anne Marshall's site.

French Medieval Painting

• Medieval Paintings in the South of France From the French Ministry of Culture.
• The 14th-century paintings of Vif, near Grenoble A March 2007 article on the recent discovery. See right.

Italian Medieval Painting

• San Matteo National Museum, Pisa With painting, sculpture, and decorative art from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
• Byzantine Art and Painting in Italy during the 1200s and the 1300s A tour of painting at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Giotto: the Arena Chapel The most complete online source I've yet found. From the Web Gallery of Art.

Macedonian Medieval Painting

• Medieval Macedonia: 9th to 16th centuries Includes a site on frescoes and icons.
• Icons of Macedonia
• Art Painting in Ohrid in the period between XI and XIV century

Scandinavian Medieval Painting

• The Mills-Kronborg Collection of Danish Church Wall Paintings. Now hosted by the The Index of Christian Art at Princeton University.
• Norwegian MedievalPanel Painting The St. Olav frontal.

Medieval Stained Glass

Look also at the details of architecture, especially English cathedrals.

• Stained Glass Follow the link on Pippin Michelli's site to find a collection of links on the history and techniques of stained glass through the centuries.
• The Rose Window On the structure and symbolism of the Rose Window, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, ca. 1908.
• The Rose Window Defined
• The North window from Notre Dame, Paris. 1258/1261. With many other details from Notre Dame.
• The Medieval Stained Glass of Fairford Parish Church This is actually and advertisment for a CD-ROM, but has some good details.
• The History of Protective Glazing With some information about Medieval glass.

Modern versions of Medieval stained glass

• The Lamb of God Rose Window from St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT. By Henry Edwards-Ficken, 1895.
• Rose Window by Dale Chihuly No other info; guess you have to buy a book.
• Grace Cathedral, San Francisco The Virtual Tour includes views of stained glass and the famous replicas of Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise." 2005 : this site has been updated and expanded.
• Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City Take the "Virtual Tour" to see several stained glass sites, including the Rose Window and the Sports Bay.
• Washington National Cathedra No images yet, but the site is under construction so it's worth posting it here to check to see what they do.

Decorative Arts

• The Alfred Jewel Ninth century; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
• The Medieval Treasury Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Arguably the best collection of medieval decorative art anywhere.
• The Cloisters New York City. Also an excellent collection--even the building is medieval.
• Medieval Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Much of what they have would fall into the category of decorative arts--but also sculpture and painting.
• The Medieval Pottery Research Group Mostly about the Group and joining; but has some good links.
• Decorative Arts From the Germanisches National Museum, Nuremberg.
• Medieval Enamels. From LImoges to Silos On an exhibition in Brussels.
• Medieval Metalwork and Enamels Tour from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• A Hispano-Moresque Charger Lusterware ceramic, ca. 1500. From Southern Methodist University.
• A pair of eagle fibulae Sixth century, Visigothic, Spain. From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. More works also on this site--follow the links.

Medieval Sculpture

General Sites

• Satan in the Groin "exhibitionist figures on medi3Ú4val churches"
• Gothic sculpture from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries From the Web Gallery of Art.
• Mediaeval Sword Virtual Museum "overall and detailed photographs and descriptions of Viking swords and later medieval swords." Part of the Mediaeval Sword Resource Site.

Sculpture in the British Isles

• Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in the British Isles From the Courtauld Institute of Art.
• The Medieval Freestone Effigies in Bunbury Church by Claude Blair. No date given.
• Monumental Brass to Sir John and Lady Ellen de Wautone, 1347 Pictures of the rubbing by Russon Wooldridge.

Sculpture in France

• Romanesque and Gothic Sculpture and Architecture
• Medieval French Gothic Architecture & Sculpture From San Jose State University.
• Visigothic buckle 6th century. From the Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois.
• Abbey treasury, Conques. Including the reliquary of Sainte Foy, 983-1013. In French.
• The Chalice of Abbot Sugar National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Circa 1140.
• Eucharistic Dove Champleve enamel and glass, early 13th century. From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Sculpture in Italy

• Italian Romanesque Sculpture
• Gothic Valle d'Osta From the "Regions of Italy" Web site.
• Nicolo Pisano: the Pulpit in the Baptistery of Pisa 1259/1260. From Mary Ann Sullivan.
• Italian Romanesque and Early Gothic Sculpture From Thais. In Italian.
• Italian Gothic Sculpture From Thais. In Italian.
• Sculpture of the Duecento and Trecento Part of the Website, Art and Architecture of the Trecento.
• Ivory and glass paste crozier head with eagle of St. John 13th century. From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
• Charity by Giovanni di Balduccio. Relief sculpture, circa 1330. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture in Germany

• The Throne of Charlemagne Palatine Chapel, Aachen. Circa 800.
• The Cross of Lothair Aachen Cathedral treasury, late 10th century.
• Ekkehard and Uta, from Nuremburg Cathedral Circa 1250/60. Near the bottom of this site in German on the Cathedral.

Sculpture in Spain

• Romanesque Spanish Sculpture Actually an advertisement for a book, but some nice photos.
• A pair of eagle fibulae Sixth century, Visigothic, Spain. From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. More works also on this site--follow the links.