Websites Archive
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The Geese Book – medieval manuscript now available online
Posted on November 28, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the most interesting manuscripts of the late Middle Ages is now available online - The Geese Book, a lavishly and whimsically illuminated, two-volume liturgical book, can now be accessed through a project from the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. -
University of Exeter to create app showcasing Anglo-Saxon manuscripts
Posted on November 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe world’s largest collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry may soon be available on a smart device App, as part of a project initiated by the University of Exeter. -
Ten Medieval Podcasts
Posted on October 5, 2012 | No CommentsHere are ten podcasts/radio programs you can listen to which offer great content on the Middle Ages. -
The Reference Corpus of Late Middle English Scientific Prose
Posted on September 25, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper presents the current status of the project Reference Corpus of Late Middle English Scientific Prose, which pursues the digital editing of hitherto unedited scientific, particularly medical, manuscripts in late Middle English, as well as the compilation of an annotated corpus -
Five new websites for medievalists
Posted on September 20, 2012 | No CommentsIn the first of what will be an occasional series, here are five new websites on the Middle Ages... -
People of Medieval Scotland online database officially launched
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsThe People of Medieval Scotland (PoMS) project has catalogued over 21,000 individuals mentioned in 8,600 documents. The documents, written between 1093 and 1314, tell the story of Scotland’s transformation from a land of patchwork regions to an established kingdom with fixed borders and modern systems of government. -
Taking Inventory of Manuscripts. Survey of Tasks Achieved and Tasks to Do
Posted on August 6, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper was an informal discussion on the topic of manuscripts and canonical resources, regional statistics and the problems with current database compilation. -
New Battle of Bannockburn website launched
Posted on July 23, 2012 | No CommentsWith 700 days to go until the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland have launched a new website to promote the medieval battle and the construction of a visitor's centre that will make the site a major tourist destination. -
St Andrews Cathedral in Scotland recreated online
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsPeople can now explore St Andrews Cathedral, Scotland’s largest medieval church, as it looked in the Middle Ages, through a new online portal created by the University of St Andrews. -
History of the Ancient World
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsHistoryoftheAncientWorld.com focuses on some of the civilizations from around the world prior to the year 1000. You can find news, articles, videos and more about the Ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, Mayans, Chinese and even prehistoric peoples. -
Early Modern England
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsEarlyModernEngland.com covers the history of England from the late fifteenth century to the end of the Victorian Era. -
American Civil War
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsOur website www.americancivilwar.ca covers the war that took place between 1861 to 1865 in the United States, when the southern American states tried to succeed and form the Confederate States of America -
The War of 1812
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsTo celebrate the 200th anniversary of this conflict, we have created TheWarof1812.net. -
Creating An Online Portal Into The Medieval World
Posted on June 14, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers are in the process of pulling together a website bringing together scores of electronic resources on medieval subjects, including literature, history, theology, architecture, art history and philosophy. -
New website – Getty Research Portal – offers better access to art history resources
Posted on June 4, 2012 | No CommentsThe Getty Research Portal is a free online search gateway that aggregates descriptive metadata of digitized art history texts, with links to fully digitized copies that are free to download. -
MyDante: An Online Environment for Contemplative and Collaborative Reading
Posted on May 30, 2012 | No CommentsThis paper explores the tensions between individual and collaborative aspects of reading in the context of MyDante, a digital environment for the study of Dante’s Divine Comedy. -
I’m the King of the Castle: Historvius launches social-travel game
Posted on May 30, 2012 | No CommentsLeading history travel website Historvius.com has launched a new social-travel game allowing people to truly become King of the Castle or even Emperor of the Colosseum. Users can rule historic sites they’ve visited, earn points, titles and badges, share with their friends and build their very own virtual empire while they travel. -
Thousands of Irish Medieval Documents now available online
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsTrinity College Dublin historians have reconstructed invaluable medieval documents destroyed during the bombardment of the Four Courts in 1922. -
Exhibition reveals the genius of Leonardo’s anatomical work
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsLeonardo da Vinci’s ground-breaking studies of the human body are to go on display in the largest-ever exhibition of his anatomical work. -
Links
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsHere are some links to other medieval sites and to the other history sites we run -
Medieval Monastic Library of Lorsch recreated online
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsThe unique holdings of the medieval monastic library of Lorsch, currently scattered over 68 libraries worldwide, are being re-compiled into a virtual library. -
The Walters Art Museum Receives $265,000 NEH Grant to Digitize Over 100 Flemish Manuscripts
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsThis third NEH grant allows the Walters to provide public access to an even greater number of its illuminated medieval manuscripts -
Tweeting History: Social Media meets Mummies and Moats
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, dozens of Toronto-area bloggers gathered at a local bar, bringing with them their iPhones and Blackberries. Amidst watching Viking re-enactors fight it out on stage and playing trivia, the group got ready for the main event of the evening - watching a tv show about the Pergamon and Neues Museums in Berlin, Germany, and tweeting history. -
Bodleian Libraries Cairo Genizah collection now available online
Posted on March 5, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the store room to the web: Bodleian launches website featuring its 25,000 Cairo Genizah fragments -
The Ghent Altarpiece in 100 Billion Pixels
Posted on February 27, 2012 | No CommentsIt is now possible to zoom into the intricate, breathtaking details of one of the most important works of art from the medieval world, thanks to a newly completed website focused on the Ghent Altarpiece.
