• Notre Dame of course.
• Musée National du Moyen Age is the world's mecca for medieval art. In French only, and check out more images in an exclusive New York Carver tour… 
• A good look at Paris at the Time of Philippe-Auguste during that monarch's reign...

The trivial pursuits of the Middles Ages probably tell us as more about the time than the more traditional medieval work, fasting and prayer. Of course, prayer was a near-requirement to survive a brutal bout of medieval gameball…

• Medieval football was the ancestor of European soccer and American football, sometimes played free-for-all by entire villages over miles of country. Due to the number of injuries it caused, the Lord Mayor of London finally prohibited the game. The law was ignored, naturally…
• Compared to ‘gameball,’ Pastimes of the Viking & Anglo-Saxon Age seems downright civilized. Here’s an illustrated excursion into the games that Vikings played, including music, dance and other pastimes…
• Welcome to Entertainment in the Middle Ages an interactive playhouse hosting a medieval archery tournament. Or try your hand at Hit the Thief with a Tomato. Shockwave plug-in required.
  
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Get the royal dirt on the gardens of Hampton Court, or discover ways in which the medieval backyard served as a garden-variety medicine cabinet... 

• History, rich color photos and news of recent restorations of Hampton Court Gardens … 
• Check out New York Carver's own Virtual Abbey Herb Garden for more links to medieval gardens ...

• The Transparanoia Bros have skillfully recorded an 11-day journey into the unknown at Gargoyle Quest. Click on the moving (and we mean moving) photos to read the wacky commentary…
• From sublime to ridiculous Gargoyles...
• Finally, check out New York Carver's own look at Notre Dame..

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The German penchant for order and tradition belies their wild history. Distinct races such as the Bavarians and the Saxons, the Franks and the Swabians each had their own dialects, customs and laws. In fact, there never was a 'German people' until right at the end of the Middle Ages. The glue that finally bound them together was the medieval kingdom…

• The Road to Ruins is hands down the best, most comprehensive site on German castles on the Net.
• What infused medieval German sculpture with so much feeling? Mull it over at Sculptures of the Naumburg and Bamberg Cathedrals …
• He’s considered the greatest sculptor of the medieval era. Discover why at this archived exhibit at the U.S. National Gallery, Tilman Riemanschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages …

Besides giving truth to the old adage "geometry is mathematics made beautiful," gothic geometry also serves as a shortcut into the hearts and minds of medieval craftspeople. So it's strongly recommended that you give this particular historical reenactment a try.

• Check out New York Carver's own Tips & Tricks to Gothic Geometry with an e-book available that teaches you how to become your own Gothic master...
• Geometry, Gothic Architecture, Rose Windows, and Christmas Ornaments. Here’s a good example of an artisan showing off some pretty nimble handiwork with a jigsaw…
• A beginner course based on early medieval Islamic design, we could have used Martin Dace's Geometry page back in 10th grade.
• OK, it’s called Platonic Geometric Atomism In Medieval Design but don’t let that stop you… Follow the links to essays on Chartres Cathedral and St. Denis Sacred Spaces and see how hot a passion for Gothic can get… 
• In praise of the medieval master mason, Gothic Math.
• Let’s begin with ‘truly OUTSTANDING site’ but the three-minute download time (over a 56k modem) can be a real patience-tester. If you have access to a high-speed connection check out The Circle, The Wheel of Fortune, and The Rose Window… 

Stories abound as to the Grail’s current whereabouts: In England? Wales? Italy? Spain? The World Wide Web is a depository for clues new and old in the quest for the one, true Holy Grail…

• For a quick, illustrated overview, Earthlore Explorations highlights the restorative and healing powers of The Holy Grail as told in literature. With quotes from the writings of Alfred Lord Tennyson and Thomas Mallory…
  
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• Discover Silly Sovereigns, Raving Royals, and Sadistic Sultans at this seriously funny look at megalomania at the The Mad Monarchs Series
• Humor, or the juxtaposition between two unlike things i.e., Hrodulf the Red-Nosed Reindeer… 
• William Shakespeare meets Dr. Seuss at Green Eggs and Hamlet …

• A brief history, and a list of colorful words and slang terms like 'hoodwinked' and 'boozer' - and more from Falconry in Medieval Europe…
• We’ve visited the byways of this mega-site portraying the cyber village of Wichamstow once before. Here, a good look at the Fauna of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age England...

• The mix of Christian gospel and Celtic mysticism that Irish High Crosses are noted for. Click on the thumbnail photos for great examples… 
• Explore the Historic Castles of Ireland 
• Trace your roots or generate a random Irish proverb at Ireland's Eye.

• Follow the dynamic menu to museums around the world exhibiting Islamic Art & Architecture. 
• Although Islam forbad figurative images in art, that only extended to the religious sphere. Check out Islamic Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art… 
• A U.S. tourist company introduces travelers to Cairo’s Blue Mosque and dozens of other Monuments and Sights as part of a generous architectural history tour…

• Be attracted by the title, Tour of Italy for the Financially Challenged - The Abbey of Montecassino and stick around for a great virtual tour…
• 1200 anni di scultura italiana is virtual thumbnail heaven. Keep clicking for enlarged views of medieval and Renaissance sculpture with explanatory text in English and Italian.
• The Gothic style completely passed by some parts of Italy which held pretty closely to Romanesque. Except, of course, at Valle d’Aosta…
• The Duomo in Siena is a Gothic/Romanesque hybrid. A brief history of the construction of the cathedral explains the mix of styles.
• How do we love Tuscany? Check out New York Carver's look at Florence, Siena, and more in an online photo tour. Also see The Carvings of Venice…