| Vol.
I, No. 3 | Winter
Solstice & Holidays | Dec.
15th, 2000 |
Links
to Arts & Craft On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Arts & Craft to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. Sometimes they're about
Vermont sites, sometimes not. In either case, we think we might be able to
help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of
course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be of
interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as
much as we do. *******
******* Medieval Illuminated
Manuscripts As a companion to this month's About
The Nativity in Early Christian Art, DownStreet's Links to Arts &
Craft on-line offers these sites devoted to medieval illuminated manuscripts. Le
roi Charles V et son temps This site is hosted by La
Bibliothèque nationale de France and includes 1000 iluminations from their
Dept. of Manuscripts. The site is, of course, in French, but you
should be able to follow the links even if you don't read the
language. Also, we thought to link you directly to the Religious
Themes section, but figured you might be interested in more, so why not
start at the beginning? ... But if you are interested, and doubt your
ability to ferret them out, then look for Images dévotionnelles and Vierge
à l'Enfant under thèmes, Religion, Liturgie et dévotion. ...
We
have an utter fascination with illuminated manuscripts, and the regin of
Louis V coincides nicely with the best of what's out there, including the
Jean du Berry Books of Hours, a selection from which is included in this
month's Gallery.
But there's a lot more besides. If you appreciate illuminated
manuscripts, this site is well worth a visit.
Rating: ****1/2 [4-1/2
stars] Medieval
Manuscripts on the Web: A Brief Introduction
Medieval
Manuscripts on the Web A List of Resources Both
of these sites are compiled and maintained by a medieval scholar and
staff member at the Univ. of Tornoto Library, Albert Masters. We
found them by following a link from the Research
Centre for Illuminated Manuscripts at the Courtauld in London. The
first is a brief intro on how to use the web to do research on medieval
manuscripts. ... The second is an extensive list of on-line resources
for medieval manuscripts -- from images to scholarly articles,
bibliographies, and more.
The brief intro is that ...
brief. But it packs a lot of useful info into a very short
space. And if you only ended up following the links from this page,
you could still spend some time reviewing the results. But more than
that, the info is helpful in learning about medieval manuscripts and
medieval study in general. The resources link is chock full, too, with
nearly 30 links to on-line resources, including a number of links to sites
devoted to single manuscripts, and one {see below} specifically to Books of
Hours.
These sites are absolutely worth a look.
Rating:
****1/2 [4-1/2 stars] The
Royal Library, Copenhagen - Medieval manuscripts This
site is an unequivocal pleasure for those interested in medieval
manuscripts. Be warned however. It can be more than a little
slow. But the results are worth the wait. ...
The Royal
Library has taken on the task of presenting fourteen medieval manuscripts in
detail. It's an on-going project, so not all of the manuscripts are
fully on-line. But already there are Books of Hours, Psalters,
Bestiaries, the Four Gospels ... and more. The first page opens with
thumbnails and terse descriptions of each of the on-line manuscripts.
Simply click one and your on your way to some of the most wonderful images
the net has to offer. Moreover, the full images are extremely generous
in size, so you can readily see the kind of detail that makes medieval
manuscripts what they are.
We'd like to see more like this one.
Rating:
****1/2 [4-1/2 stars]
. *******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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