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ANGELS
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ANIMALS
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ARCHEOLOGY
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ARMENIA
Since its days
as a medieval stronghold, it's been trampled by most of the ancient
world's major powers, and nearly wiped out in the early 20th century.
Then the Soviet Union dropped by unasked, and stayed for 70 years.
Today, Armenia continues to suffer from tensions that flared with
Azerbaijan in the early 90's. None of this prevents Armenians from
doing what they do best, celebrating a culture steeped in a once
mighty medieval history...
- 'Astounding'
just doesn't quite do it at Virtual
Ani. Click inside the entrance arch to begin the tour
that leads visitors around an Armenian ghost town uninhabited
for the last four centuries...
- The opening line,
"The Arts are the fingerprints of a nation ..." sets the tone
for Arts
and Culture of Armenia a site that makes a case for medieval
Armenia's enduring appeal. Watch as architecture and manuscripts
are shown off to best effect in beautifully written content and
cool design...
- Check out three
galleries of medieval eye candy at Armenian
Miniatures ...
- Armenian
Churches Known & Unknown, and the wild Armenian countryside
in a comprehensive virtual tour...
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ART
- World
Art Treasures, is a gold mine of great art with a total
of 50,000 slides online with clickable thumbnails, clear commentary,
searchable database.
- Another great
collection from the Web
Gallery of Art, illuminated manuscript miniatures from
the 13th to 16th centuries.
- Gothic painting
and illumination at its zenith at the WebMuseum
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- The fusion of
medieval and renaissance painting and illumination at The
End of Europe's Middle Ages - Visual Arts
- Go museum
hopping with the focus on the Gothic and medieval, courtesy
of New York Carver...
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ASTROLOGY
- New York Carver's
own look at the images and lore of Medieval
Astrology...
- Here's a slow-to-load
but rewarding trip to Earthlore Explorations that highlights the
planets' strong pull in Lore
of Astrology now under construction...
BELGIUM
First, under Caesar.
Then under Frankish rule. Later came Charlemagne, then Charles V,
then Spain, and an annexation to Austria. Small wonder why Belgium
is sometimes considered the forgotten corner of the continent. National
pride (take that, France!) is big in this comparably tiny nation
that boasts a handful of cool Web sites strong on telling the story...
- 35 miles northwest
of the capitol city of Brussels A
Trip Through Medieval Ghent poses the eternal question,
'Is Ghent the most beautiful city in Belgium?...
- Feast your eyes
on a guided tour around old canals, town squares and Gothic architecture
in Bruges,
Belgium ...
- Judging this
beauty competition becomes a little more difficult now. Take a
look at why Belgium remains almost 75% Catholic at Antwerp
Monumental Churches. ...
- Take in beautifully
preserved Belgium
Castles, with a few quick pics from Boston College's Digital
Archive...
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BEOWULF
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BUSINESS/INDUSTRY
- The big city
is the focus of attention at The
Medieval Urban Economy where entrepreneurs - fresh off
the farm - settle in...
- Women flourished
in The
Marketplace and were not at all averse to the role of
debt collector ...
- A gold mine of
information, Medieval
Economics.
- A brief look
at how sheep came to overrun the English countryside to grow The
Cotswold Woolen Industry. And check out that stone carving
in honor of a local celebrity...
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