Curated OER
Theology…the Use of Silence in the Classroom
Immerse your class in the Middle Ages with a thorough history lesson. After viewing examples of illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells, they discuss how these were the mode of keeping and storing information employed by the...
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Looking At Illuminated Manuscripts: Exploring an Illuminated Manuscript Page
Students investigate illuminated manuscript pages from the Medieval period. In this illuminated manuscript lesson, students examine 13th century pages and compare them to modern printed works. They describe the details of an illuminated...
Curated OER
Funky Illuminated Fairy Tales
Students create their own fairy tale. In this book making instructional activity, students write a fairy tale and turn it into a book. They use decorated initials and borders to make it look like an illuminated manuscript.
Curated OER
Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: An Illuminated Day Planner
Young scholars examine a book of hours to compare it with a modern day planner. In this illuminated manuscripts lesson, students analyze a book of hours example from the 16th century. Young scholars create their own modern day...
Curated OER
Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: Exploring an Illuminated Manuscript Page
Learners compare a 13th-century illuminated manuscript page to other manuscript pages and modern printed books. They study the different elements of an illuminated manuscript page.
Curated OER
Looking At Illuminated Manuscripts: A Book Of Modern Astronomy
Learners examine a medieval manuscript on astronomy and create their own books based on modern discoveries in astronomy. They choose a subject of modern astronomy that they would like to write and create an illuminated image about.
National Library of France
Bibliotheque Nationale De France: Tresors Carolingiens (Carolingian Treasures)
All in French, but the beautiful illuminated manuscripts can be appreciated without reading the detailed explanations. Advanced French students will enjoy the audio explanations.
British Library
British Library: Explore the World's Knowledge
The United Kingdom's British Library is the largest library in the world. It's collections include cultural artifacts from around the world on topics such as art, music and literature. Explore virtual reproductions of classic works of...
British Library
British Library: Illuminated Manuscripts
A collection of illuminated manuscripts from the 8th to 15th centuries from the British Library. Access the entire collection of 3,000 and read the individual information about each one. A truly beautiful display.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Historical Book Arts
Learn about various aspects of the traditional art of bookmaking from the binding, printing and illustrations, to the papers used. These galleries and descriptions are a complete resource on this topic.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Library: The Moralized Game of Chess
The subject matter of this medieval manuscript by the friar, Jacobus de Cessolis, is interesting--looking at the game of chess from a societal standpoint. Even more interesting from the viewpoint of the history of art is the illustrated...
University of California
University of California Berkeley: Digital Scriptorium
Browse and search an image database of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts from many participating institutions.
British Library
British Library: Illuminating the Page
The British Library presents "Illuminating the Page", a broad and diverse analysis of illuminated manuscripts from the middle ages. Including videos, audio, a gallery and other forms of information that give a detailed overview of this...
Other
Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages
Bestiaries, illustrated volumes of animals and birds, were an expression of the intersection of the natural and religious worlds in medieval art and science. At this large database on the subject, you can learn about the symbolic content...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands
Highlights from an exhibition of painted manuscripts from the late Middle Ages. Find examples of a range of works from the time, along with audio files of commentaries from the exhibition's curators.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Imagining the Past in France: 1250 1500
View highlights from an exhibition of medieval French manuscripts, whose subjects range from the religious, to the courtly, to the historical. See a slideshow (with narration) of featured works from the exhibition and sample three...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Illuminating the Renaissance
Through four different "looking closer" tools you can get an in-depth discovery of a well-known manuscript from the Renaissance.
Library of Congress
Loc: A Video Selection of Illuminated Manuscripts
A video selection of various medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, including bibles and books of hours.
Library of Congress
World Digital Library: Illuminated Manuscripts From Europe: Map
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that showcase illuminated manuscripts from 764 to 1889 that are in European museums and libraries. Click on a numbered circle and a popup appears showing one or more thumbnails and...
Library of Congress
World Digital Library: Illuminated Manuscripts From Europe: Timeline
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase illuminated manuscripts from 764 to 1889 that are in European museums and libraries. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each...
Other
Depicting Devotion: Illuminated Books of Hours
A digital page-by-page walk through an illuminated Middle Age Book of Hours.
Other
University of Aberdeen: Aberdeen Bestiary
Digitized version of the Aberdeen Bestiary, written and illuminated in England around 1200. Access full-page displays and detailed views of illustrations, along with transcriptions of the text in English and the original Latin. Also...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages
Fully illustrated blog about the art of medieval draftsmen shown in a special exhibition at the Metropolitan in 2009. Includes access to exhibition images, written assessments of important themes in medieval works on parchment, and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture
This page chronicles an exhibit hosted by the Library of Congress of manuscripts and documents from the Vatican Library. Includes manuscripts of both a secular and religious nature as well as a detailed history of the Vatican Library....