Searchable database of tens of thousands of images and records of objects in the British Museum collection, spanning thousands of years and from all across the world.
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Documentary Archaeology of Late Medieval Europe (DALME)
The Documentary Archaeology of Late Medieval Europe project consists of over 500 records of material culture relating to late medieval Europe. Records include household inventories, wills, descriptions, and sometimes the items themselves. The site is frequently updated with objects and lists of the month, which include essays on a variety of objects from around Europe.
The project seeks guest collaborators and discuss objects.
MESA Medieval Electronic Scholarly Alliance
Prosopography of the Byzantine World
The Prosopography of the Byzantine World projects creates a chronological, prosopographical reading of sources (predominantly seals) from the Byzantine World in the period 1025-1180. The project presents a description of the source and where it is held and also allows for text-based searching of materials.
St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai
Offers a description and photos of St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, as well as images of some of its architecture, icons, mosaics, murals, engraving, metalwork, woodcarving, embroidery, and manuscripts, including the partial Codex Sinaiticus. Also includes a bibliography of publications by the Mount Sinai Foundation.