Medieval Art History Sites on the Web 2.2

The Medieval Page III:
Sources for Medieval Art on the WWW
Part the Second

Index to Art by Subject

Architecture and Urban Studies
The Bayeux Tapestry
Sutton Hoo
On Medieval Movies
Museums of Interest to Medievalists
Web Pages for Medieval Art History Courses
at Colleges and Universities
Art Exhibitions, Lectures, Symposia of Medieval Interest

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Medieval Architecture and Urban Studies

General collections

Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain
Medieval Technology and American History From Penn State University
Florilegium Urbanum Documents and illustrations relating to medieval townlife.
On Gothic Architecture Robert Branner's Introduction from his book. From Columbia University.
The Gothic Catedral By Elizabeth A. Peterson. Several very detailed pages for cathedrals in England, France, and Italy.
Late Gothic Architecture as Engineering From the course, History of Western Architecture, taught by Dr. Franklin Toker at the University of Pittsburgh.
Late Gothic Architecture By Tamara Owens, Janet Blankenship, and Jennifer Scott.
Images of Medieval Art and Architecture By Alison Stones of the University of Pittsburgh. An enormous site with plans, elevations, interior and exterior views.
History of Gothic Architecture Mostly French.
Architecture of the Trecento Part of the Website, Art and Architecture of the Trecento.
Explore the Armenian ghost city of Ani Part of the Armenian Web Ring.
The 92 Medieval Churches of Gotland Also in Swedish.

Secular Architecture in Britain and France

Castles on the Web Everything about castles you would ever want to know: castle history, castles to visit, castles to buy, castle tours, castle vocabulary, castles for kids, and the castle chat room.
Castles in Wales.
Medieval Castles & Fortifications
Medieval Model Castles For the truly obsessed.
Castles Abbeys Medieval Buildings
The Construction and History of Mediaeval Timber-Framed Houses in England and Wales Build your own Mediaeval [sic] cottage. Or just learn how it was done.
History of Kenilworth Castle and its Abbey. With links to other English medieval towns.
Carcassonne: a Medieval walled city.

French Religious Architecture

General Sites

Medieval Architecture in France. From Alison Stone's site at the University of Pittsburgh.
Romanesque
Art-Roman.net Huge and beautifully done site on French Romanesque churches and their decoration.
Early Medieval and Romanesque Architecture The AICT image database.
Saint-Sernin : details This is the English-language site, but you may prefer the French version.
Saint-Sernin: Plans and Drawings From Alison Stone's Images of Medieval Art and Architecture. Excellent site, as always.
Saint-Sernin : the interior Quick-time movies!
Vezelay From G. David Donahue and Jane Vadnal.
"La basilique et la colline de Vezelay" From UNESCO.
Domuskits Arte Romanico Build your own (usually Spanish) Romanesque model church!
Gothic
An overview of the History of Gothic Architecture Nice layout and pictures.
French Gothic Architecture From the AICT image database.
Chartres Begun 1145. From Mary Ann Sullivan's site at Bluffton College.
Amiens: Cathedral of Notre Dame Begun 1220. From Alison Stones.
Reims, Cathedral of Notre Dame ca. 1211 to late 13th century. Clickable images of the exterior and the sculpture. From Columbia University.
Reims Plans, drawings, photos. From utah.edu.
La Cathedrale Sainte Cecile 1282-1480.
Rayonnant and Flamboyant
On Rayonnant and Flamboyant Gothic Architecture From Rice University.
Amiens Cathedral Begun 1220. A multi-media project from Columbia University.
Saint-Denis 1231-ca. 1235. In French.
The Sainte Chapelle, Paris 1243-1246. From Boston College by Jeffery Howe.
On the Sainte Chapelle, Paris
The Sainte Chapelle Several views of the exterior and the interior.
Saint-Maclou, Rouen. Built 1434-1470 by Pierre Robin; new facade in 1447 by A. Havel, and finished 1500-1514.
Saint-Maclou A small site with links to other sites in Rouen. Rouen Webcam With links to other Webcams in Europe.

British Cathedrals and Churches

Medieval Architecture in England Also by Alison Stones from her series "Images of Medieval Art and Architecture."
Exeter Cathedral: Keystones and Carvings A large Web site with many photos of the sculpture and an annotated plan of the church. A bit specialized, but thorough. By Avril K. Henry and Anna C. Hulbert.
Gothic Architecture in England Basic, clear definitions and illustrations.
Gothic Architecture : The Cathedrals A collection of sites studying the history and characteristics of the English Gothic Cathedral.
English Gothic Cathedrals
Early English Gothic Architecture Mostly religious architecture. From a British tourist site.
St. Alban's Cathedral and Abbey Church Eleventh-century, Norman construction.
Lincoln Cathedral The Official Website.
Lincoln Cathedral Also has photos of the interior and neighboring buildings.
The Cloister Garden of Lincoln Cathedral The photo is rather fuzzy, but the text gives a most minute description of the garden and its history.
WebCam Live photos of Lincoln Cathedral.
Salisbury Cathedral The Official Web site.
Salisbury Cathedral Map, plans, details.
The Salisbury Cathedral Project A complete descriptive site from the Art History Department of the University of Virginia.
Durham Cathedral. Includes a virtual tour of the Cathedral and the Castle. From Durham University.
On Durham Cathedral A bit of bibliography and a photo.
On Durham Cathedral and St. Cuthbert From the Penny Magazine, 1835.
Durham Cathedral View of the nave.
Durham Cathedral Nave showing detail of incised pillars.
Some history and bibliography for Wells.
Wells Cathedral West front, begun circa 1220.
Gloucester Cathedral 11th (?) to 15th centuries. The Official Web Site. Check here also for information on its use as one of the locales for the Harry Potter movie.
Gloucester Cathedral Another local site with many photos.
Gloucester Cathedral Some photos of sculptural restoration by a company that has worked on other historic sites and makes obelisks, too.
King's College Chapel, Cambridge 1446-1515. Fan vaulting.
St. Mungo's, Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by St. Ninian in 397.