Link: http://www.learn.columbia.edu/treasuresofheaven/
Project Status: Complete
Based on the Treasures of Heaven exhibit (2011) at the Cleveland Museum of Art, this website offers a multimedia exploration of medieval art, architecture, and the cult of saints including high resolution images, explanatory essays, video, and links to related primary and secondary sources. Additional support by the British Museum and the Walters Art Museum.
* National History Day Selected Resource *
Resource details:
Resource Type: Images, Map, Modern, Multimedia, Video
License: Must provide credit, No Fee
Modern Language: English
Medieval content details:
Dates: 300 - 1600
Subject: Archaeology, Art, Byzantium, Carolingians, Church Fathers, Clergy, Conversion, Crafts, Industry, Death, Burial, Economy, Iconography, Lay, Material Culture, Mendicants, Monasticism, Monks, Mysticism, Nuns, Piety, Priests, Bishops, Canons, Saints, Travel, Pilgrimage
Type/Genre of Medieval Primary Source Material: Art and Artifacts, Material Evidence, Paintings, Religious Objects, Sculpture
Geopolitical Region: Africa, British Isles and Ireland, Byzantium, Europe, France, German Lands, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Low Countries, Middle East, Palestine, Persia, Syria