Nya tiden
Renässansen
Upplysningen
Revolutionernas tid:
Amerikanska revol.
Franska revol.
Politiska revol.
Vetenskapliga revol.
Kapitalismens tid
Världskrigens tid
Kalla kriget
Renässansen
Introduction
History
Art
Fler länkar
History
People
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Alberti
- one page bio. with special note of his contributions to Math and
Science.
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Tycho
Brahe - one page bio with nice pictures and explanations of his
scientific contributions.
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Calvin,
John - one page bio of this reformer from Biography.com
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Castiglione
- the book of The Courtier is discussed and its importance
to Renaissance culture.
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Cosimo de Medici
- very nice bio of the Grand Duke of Tuscany with links to related
people and places.
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Edward VI-
Read the short bio of Henry VIII's son.
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Elizabeth I -
Short bio of one of my favorites. Part of a collection celebrating
Women's History Month
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Elizabeth
I: Biography - One paragraph entry from the Women's Studies Program.
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Erasmus
- text only bio. of the Dutch Humanist and Theologian from the Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophers.
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Galileo Project****
- From Rice University, a first class
site. with pictures, maps, links and a timeline of his life.
This link will also be on the Revolutions Page under Scientific.
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Galileo
from IMSS History of Science of Florence site - great look at the
scientific contributions of the man.
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Henry VIII - this
is a very short entry with statistics and a timeline
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Lady Jane Grey
- The sad tale of a young woman who wore the crown of England for nine
days and was tried and executed because of it. Very nice site with a few
pictures and links to relevant material.
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Leonardo's
Home Page **** - a great site
exploring all facets of the Renaissance man - visit his workshop, view
his perspective, visit his Italy via a clickable map and much, much more.
Visit this site.
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Johannes
Kepler - very informative text plus info on life, scientific achievements
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Niccolo Machiavelli - One
long page bio. with a picture and links to Florence, the Borgias
and The
Prince (entire book on line)
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Martin Luther
- this site is from the Catholic Encyclopedia and deals
with his life. There are several links to important concepts and events
of the times.. 95 Theses of Martin
Luther - deals with the works of Luther that started the
Reformation.
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Mary I - one
short page bio of "Bloody Mary" from Microsoft Encarta. Another
site Mary I - one
page overview with links to a gallery and her will.
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Mary, Queen of
Scots - Encarta bio. short but tells the story.
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Medici
Family - Great site with pictures and lots of information about
the leading family of Florence. Follow the links to learn about the environment
of the Renaissance.
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Sir Thomas More
- this site contains a one page biography of the man who refused to
sign the Act of Supremacy or recognize the divorce of Henry VIII
from Catherine of Aragon and in doing so signed his own death warrant.
Several links are included to his writings and to other important people
of the time.
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More
- another one page bio
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Paracelsus:
A Medical Revolution - three pages of very technical information
about the scientific humanism of the Renaissance and the part Paracelsus
played in the rethinking of medical treatment. Another page on the contributions
of Paracelsus
from Virtual Hospital
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Pare
- very interesting site from Virtual Hospital explaining the
medical procedures used to stop the flow of blood from a serious wound
..Easy one page text only read
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Pope
Urban VIII - read about the man and the Church's position on all
the new fangled ideas.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
- meet the man who, among other things, made smoking fashionable in
England. This site contains the life and works of Raleigh as well as links
to other resources.
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Savonarola
- read the one page bio. of the monk who was a little too vocal in
his criticism of the Catholic Church. Find out where it led him.
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The Tutors
- this site has only pictures and dates at this time, the bios are
suppose to be added later
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Versalius:
Study of the Human Form - During the Renaissance, it might be very
handy if your doctor was an artist. Find out why at this very nice site
which includes several beautiful drawings. Another site from Virtual
Hospital - Versalius
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Ulrich Zwingli
- From the Catholic Encyclopedia, one page text only bio and info on
Protestant Reformation
Places
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1470-World
Events- this takes you to a page on Botticelli - frames setup so
click world events 1470 and find 6 different countries to choose
from - read a paragraph or two about each. .
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Florence - outstanding
resource for all things Florentine. Links to information and
images of: 17 Monuments, 11 Epochs, 28 personalities and 15 categories
of images. Visit this site.
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Florence 2000
- one page with links to monuments of interest around the area-- each
link has a picture and short history. Be sure to follow the Doors link
to Ghiberti's Bronze Doors.
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Florence
and Tuscany - part of the Galileo Project from Rice University
- this site is a student project and a great job. Visit and read about
the daily life, music, architecture, patronage system, Church, Machiavelli
and Michelangelo
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Florence, Italy AD
1490 - sections include Introduction , Lorenzo de Medici, Impressions,
Historical Perspective, Commerce, Arts and Letters and Potential Trouble
-- The Golden Age of Florence is brought to life in the historical novel
The Scribe's Family, by Don Jacobson.
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Interactive Italian
Map - read, learn and site-see via a clickable map. Visit Venice,
Florence, Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin and Palermo...see old and new sights
of interest.
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London, England AD 1600
-sections include Introduction , Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth's Story,
Impressions of the City and , Arts and Letters -- The Golden Age of London
in AD 1600 is brought to life in the historical novel The Scribe's Family,
by Don Jacobson.
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Renaissance
Century Spain - one page text mentioning the major events and important
people of the time.
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Tutor England - a page
of links leading to short bios of the people and a nice list of links to
Literature, Landmarks and Costumes
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Vatican
City - a wonderful visual tour of the Vatican courtesy of Christus
Rex. About 150 clickable images of the major attractions of the area.
(slow load)
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Villa Reale at
Castello - wonderful history of the 14th century villa with links
to the Medici family and to images of frescoes, fountains and artwork.
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Vinci: Leonardo's Home
Town - a great site with maps, photos, info on the man, his times
, his museum and more
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Your Way to Florence, Italy
- very extensive site containing links to Art, History, Museums, Monuments,
Churches, Villas, Famous People (you'll even meet Pinocchio) and more.
Not all of the info deals with Renaissance.
Events
Resources
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Electric Renaissance***
- A class by Dr. Skip Knox at Boise State University.
What a wonderful site to explore for those who are genuinely interested
in researching the political, economic, social and religious environments
of Renaissance Italy. Timelines are very informational too.
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Elizabethan
Period History - a one page text more about the life and interests
of Elizabeth I and Mary of Scotland than the period history. It's an easy
read and worth the visit for background.
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English Renaissance
** - a very nice resource with the page organized according
to reigning monarchs - then links to relevant information categorized beneath.
Monarchs from Richard III (1483) to Anne (1702) are included. There are
links to biographies, art, historical documents, authors and their works
plus general references and resources.
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Galileo Project*** -
a great site from Rice University that covers the life and times
of Galileo. Plan to spend some time here
following links and be sure to check out the student projects at the bottom
of the page especially the one on Medieval and Spanish Inquisitions..
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Go back to the Renaissance
- a nice page to read and a few links to follow to the cities, maps,
art and important people of the day.
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History
of Printing - this site provides a concise overview of Print from
Ancient China to Modern Technology ...read the sections on Gutenberg
and Print and Modern
Thought to understand the impact of mass communication.
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Humanism
- text from The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - a definition,
character of and important Humanists are included.
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Jesuits
and the Sciences: 1540-1620 - very interesting site that explains
the role of the Jesuits in developing the sciences throughout history.
Specific authors are covered with their contributions...a little difficult
to tell the difference between science and superstition sometimes.
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Mary Rose Homeport - Virtual
Museum of the only 16th century warship on exhibit. A fascinating look
at the discovery of the sunken ship and the process of recovery and restoration.
( this was Henry VIII's favorite ship.)
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The
Renaissance - a segment from the Time Machine - very basic
information with short pages on Art Gallery, Italy and Western Europe.
(watch out for those backgrounds)
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Renaissance
Engineers - part of an exhibit dealing with the inventions of da
Vinci, Brunelleschi and two Sienese engineers. View the inventions and
read the documents about their creation. This site took a long time to
load, but for those interested, it will be worth it.
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Renaissance
Glossary - definitions of Renaissance terms courtesy of the Galileo
Project
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Renaissance Medicine
- from History of Western Biomedicine - a list of links leading
to articles and exhibits about medicine between 1451 - 1600
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Renaissance
Philosophy - from The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy -
a one page text about the movements and movers in Philosophy during
the period.
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Renaissance Science
- a great page from Malaspina Great Books - links to the biographies
and works of many of the great scientific thinkers of the period. Subjects
include: da Vinci, Copernicus, Versalius, Galileo, Kepler, Bacon and several
others.
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Virtual
Renaissance ***- This is a k12 site that is wonderful fun. Wander
through towns meeting all kinds of characters along the way, Visit shops
and churches, meet the famous and the infamous --This is how the web should
be used in Education. Go to this site,
have some fun and learn.
Art
Art and Architecture
Artists
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Fra Angelico
(WebMuseum) - one page overview, 2 images plus a link to International
Gothic.
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Fra
Angelico - Web Gallery of Art - great site ..many examples of his
works plus a bio and comments on many of the pieces.
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Artists of the Italian
Renaissance - 13 Italian Artists including the Big Three
plus Bellini, Tintoretto, Titian, Giotto and others. A very short
bio of each is included on the first page which has links to separate pages
of their works. Very nice site with lots of info and images.
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Bellini (WebMuseum)
- 9 images (one analysis) and a very nice overview of the founder of
the Venetian School.
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Bellini,
Giovanni - from the Web Gallery of Art - outstanding
offering containing collections of paintings of Christ, The Madonna,
Altarpieces, Portraits and other works...plus a very nice bio. Image quality
is great and load time pretty good. (be sure to check out the comments
section for some insight on many of the works) Gentile
Bellini and Jacopo
Bellini
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Sandro
Botticelli - This is the Fourth Program of the World
Art Treasures series from the Berger Foundation. It is a very
complete resource for both the Religious and Secular works of Botticelli
as well as the Renaissance environment, Follow the many links to examples
of other art of his day, major events of the times and a wealth of information.
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Uffizi: Botticelli
Room - seven examples of Botticelli's work including both "Allegory
of Spring" and "Birth of Venus" --plus two works of Ghirlandaio
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Hieronymus Bosch
(Web Museum) - a very interesting text about this enigmatic artist
and many examples of his works ( Death and the Miser and Garden
of Earthly Delights) are offered. You must go and read the
explanation of this often misunderstood man.
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Bosch
- from the Swedish University Network - a list of paintings
including - Cure of Folly, Earthly Delights, Ship of Fools, Seven Deadly
Sins and more. Images load nicely and are of good quality.
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Bronzino (WebMuseum)
- one page bio, overview and 8 images of this mannerist painter.
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Cellini -
4 images plus a little Italian text.
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Cellini -
English text - one image, a little bio and a few links to related sites.
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Cimabue
- nice bio and overview of his artistic contributions...only one image
but links to several others.
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Cimabue
- very nice site from Web Gallery of Art - offering contains
collections of paintings, mosaics and frescoes..plus a very nice bio. Image
quality is great and load time pretty good. (be sure to check out the comments
section for some insight on many of the works
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Cosimo, Piero
di (WebMuseum) - one page overview plus 2 images.
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Della Robia Luca
- 5 images plus Italian text.
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Donatello -
text is in Italian but the 26 images speak for themselves.
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Albrecht Durer
- this link takes you to the opening index page --read and click on
the I Agree Link ----then type Durer in the Image Search Blank and over
250 images will be available from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
image base
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Durer - from Connecticut
College print collection - The Apocalypse of St. John
- a portfolio of 16 images. Very nice site.
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Early Renaissance
Room at the Uffizi - this room has seven examples of paintings
by early painters including Masaccio, Uccello and Fra Angelico
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Jan van Eyck
- Web Museum --six or seven images, a good bio and an explanation of
the part he played in perfecting the newly developed technique of oil
painting. The Ghent altarpiece and the Arnolfini Marriage
are included on this site.
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Eyck, Jan van
- from Carol Gerten-Jackson - 13 images plus a nice bio.
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Ghiberti - Italian
text plus 6 images.
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Ghiberti
- from the Web Gallery of Art - very nice site containing info
and images on the Bronze Doors plus a bio. The quality of the enlarged
images is outstanding and the load time isn't too bad. (be sure to check
out the comments section for some insight on many of the works)
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Domenico Ghirlandaio
- from the Web Gallery of Art - very nice site containing
info and many very nice images
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Domenico Ghirlandaio
- This is a long, one page look at the life and times of the Florentine
painter (translated from a book Lives of Artists by Vasari written
in 1568)
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Giotto
- a page from PlanetItaly - Five examples of his work with an
explanation of each.
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Giotto (WebMuseum)
- one very nice page bio, style analysis and link to The Mourning
of Christ.
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El Greco (WebMuseum)
- 18 wonderful images plus an overview of style, contributions and life
of this Mannerist painter.
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El Greco
- 15 images from Carol Gerten-Jackson plus a nice one page bio
from Microsoft Encarta. Quick load and nice images.
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Grunewald
- more from Carol Gerten-Jackson - 8 images plus a nice
bio.
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Leonardo da Vinci
- a long load time but may be worth it. A very nice bio with examples
of his art work at different periods throughout his long career.
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Leonardo
da Vinci Museum**** - a top 5% site - enter the gallery and choose
from four areas: Oil Paintings, Drawings and Sketches, Engineering and
Futuristic Designs and Life and Times. To have any one of these on one
site would be worthwhile but to have all four available is exceptional.
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Exploring
Leonardo**** - outstanding site with
much to offer - includes sections on: Leonardo's
Perspective., Inventor's
Workshop, Leonardo:
Right to Left, What-
Where - When, and Additional
Resources which contains a glossary
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Lippi, Fra Filippo
- from the cgjackson - very nice site containing a bio and
13 images, one of which is my favorite Madonna
with Child and two Angels. Image quality is great.
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Mark Harden's
texas.net Museum of Art: Archives - this is a nice collection of
images presented in a frames environment - select your artist from a list
on the left of your screen and pull up a list of his works you can view.
Some have more available than others. Angelico, Bosch, Botticelli, Bronzino,
Bruegel, Durer and El Greco are among the artists included..
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Mantegna
- 19 images on two pages plus a nice bio from Carol Gerten-Jackson
Mantegna (WebMuseum)
- one page bio, overview of contributions plus 2 images.
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Martini, Simone
(WebMuseum) - one page overview of life and style plus 5 images.
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Masaccio -
5 images from Carol Gerten-Jackson
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Michelangelo
- a very nice site containing info related to the life and work of
Michelangelo. Categories include: Sculpture and Bas Relief and Books on
Michelangelo ----From 1200 years of Italian Sculpture****
, 27 of his most famous works. --Another site Michelangelo
- form Carol Gerten-Jackson contains 24 images of a variety of his
works plus a bio from Microsoft Encarta.
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Michelangelo
- 7 images and a nice overview of the contributions and works from
the WebMuseum
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Parmigianino
Room - from the Uffizi which means it's good. This time
only six images.
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Perugino -
8 images and a bio from Carol Gerten-Jackson
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Piero
della Francesca - from the Web Gallery of Art - 10 wonderful
images, a bio plus links to same site other pages containing his altarpieces,
Madonnas and more. Outstanding image quality. (be sure to check out the
comments section for some insight on many of the work
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Raphael
- from Christus Rex ( a long loading time) a great many beautiful
images including The School of Athens and the rest of the beautiful
frescoes painted for Pope Julius II's four room apartment. Another site
from Carol Gerten Jackson Raphael
contains 50+ excellent images on four pages plus a bio. One more very nice
site containing two full pages of images Raphael
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Renaissance
Art - a long list of artists and selected works of each. A nice
variety is offered.
-
Renaissance Art****
- from the Malaspina Great Books site -- an outstanding
selection both in content and size. Fifty artists are listed chronologically
and a nice representation of the works of each artist is linked to the
Museum or Exhibit where it is available.
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Renaissance Artists
from Carol Gerten-Jackson presents Fine Art****
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Andre del Sarto
- one nice page containing a bio and one image.
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Tintoretto
(WebMuseum) - only 2 images but a nice style analysis and overview
of his life.
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Tintoretto
- very nice site from Web Gallery of Art - offering contains
a large collection of paintings, plus a very nice bio. Image quality is
great and load time pretty good. (be sure to check out the comments section
for some insight on many of the works
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Titian -
excellent set of 36 clickable images on three pages from Carol Gerten-Jackson
plus a bio from Microsoft Encarta ...Another nice site with a bio
and two pages of images Titian
- also info on books
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Titian Room
- from the Uffizi - 6 images
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Uccello
- site from Web Gallery of Art - offering contains a nice
selection of paintings, plus a very bio. Image quality is great and load
time pretty good. (be sure to check out the comments section for some insight
on many of the works
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WM La Renaissance
- Great site with concise overview and sections offered on Italy, Germany,
the Netherlands and France. Artists include: van der Weyden, van Eyck,
van der Goes, Bellini, Grunewald, Altdorfer, Fouquet, Mantegna, Titian
and others. Spend some time here reading and looking at the Greats
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WM
Italian Renaissance - This site provides a little background as
well as many images for the Early and High Renaissance. Artists include:
Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian and Tintoretto
(there's also a link to Gothic if you'd like to go back to refresh your
memory)
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WM
Northern Renaissance - Another trip to the Web Museum for
a nice textual background and many images by Jan van EYCK, Rogier
van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch and Hugo van der Goes
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Rogier van der
Weyden - from Carol Gerten-Jackson 21 images on two pages
of his paintings and a bio from Microsoft Encarta
Architecture
Resources
-
1200 Years of Italian
Sculpture ****- it is what it says it is... an overview of the
Greats of Italian sculpture...So many wonderful images I stopped counting
- This is a must see for Art students,
at this time, visit the sections on Renaissance
and Mannerism
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13th Century
Room - the part of the exhibit at the Uffizi that deals
with proto-Renaissance---Be sure to follow the links at the bottom of the
page which lead to 14th Century Sienese Room , then the Flamboyant Gothic
Room - Beautiful art to see.
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The
Art of Renaissance Science**** - a must
visit site for art students to understand how interwoven art
and science really are. Although the site focuses on Galileo, depiction
of the human form and perspective are also covered. Nice examples of art
used to illustrate.
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The
Art of the Woodcut in the Italian Renaissance Book - An exhibition
at The Grolier Club, New York, March-May, 1995 - info on books and the
art of illustration - a few images
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Early Renaissance
Pictures - this site has a selected list of Renaissance artists
from the Web Museum, please check out the random list at the bottom of
the page and follow the links to a nice variety of Renaissance work.
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Enchanted
Gardens of the Renaissance - the Sixth Program from World Art
Treasures which means it's going to be good. The introduction is an
explanation of man's fascination with gardens. The program is a visual
delight. Three different gardens are explored, and the photos are beautiful.
Read the why and how of each as you progress through the tour.
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Find an Image****
- from the University of Wisconsin Database - a
virtual treasure-trove ..Search by Artist's name, Architect's
name, Period or Site Location. Example...I tried Period...Renaissance and
got over 200 images by various artists.Renaissance is sub-divided into
Proto, Northern, Italian, 15th Century etc......Florence as a location
got 22 returns. Most Renaissance artists are in the database. This
is a Must Resource of Art students.
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The Florence Art
Guide**** - a wonderful site - plan to spend some time here.
You can click on a three dimensional map to travel and sight-see or you
can go to an index to select, but either way you're in for a visual and
learning treat. Artwork, monuments, people and places are as close as a
click. One of the best sites I have visited.
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The
Fresco - very nice site with the history
of the medium plus links to examples from many time periods...click the
Renaissance to find a very long list with links to their works.
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Gateway to
Art History: Renaissance**** - outstanding resource
organized to complement Art through the Ages textbook.
Hundreds of links to sites containing info, bios, images etc. Click on:
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Legion
Collection Renaissance Art - eleven well chosen images that provide
a variety of time, style and media.
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Mannerism
- explanation and examples of the "missing link" between Renaissance
and Baroque.
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Mannerism -
from the Uffizi - a page of explanation and links to the famous
mannerists of the period.
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Rome
Reborn-Vatican Exhibit - I didn't know where to put this ....so
here it is A great deal of information about Renaissance Rome: a little
Art, a little Science, a little Music and a lot of History along the way.
Go explore this multi-faceted site.
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Sforza
Hours - a treasure of the British Museum, the manuscript's
history and 2 beautiful images are available on line.
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Tour the
Sistine Chapel**** - from Christus Rex. Hundreds of images
of one of the greatest artistic accomplishment of all times. ( long load
time)
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Uffizi Gallery ****
a wonderful Art resource....go from
the homepage to a page of indexes and select to research by Artist, Work,
Room or Glossary. If you have a special interest, check here to see if
it's available.
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Web Gallery of Art:
Artist Index**** - great resource
with hundreds of artists alphabetized linked to pages of their works, bio,
commentary on individual pieces and outstanding quality images.
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Web Gallery
of Art: Guided Tours**** - wonderful idea
- take any one of 7 prearranged tours and get an excellent overview of
the topic....includes tours on the works of Giotto, the Sistine Chaple,
Paintings on from the Low Countries and several others.
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Women
and Art in the Renaissance - text only but it may satisfy your
curiosity as to why there are no women artists listed on my Renaissance
site. Interesting, easy read.
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Women
Artists Archive: Renaissance and Baroque Women Artists - links
to short bios but no images
Literature and Drama
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Sir Francis Bacon
- great site with a very nice bio, his works, essays on his works,
famous quotes and links to additional resources ...all this set to music.
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Miguel de
Cervantes - the entire text of Don Quixote (gopher)
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Collected
Works of Shakespeare - Top 5% site - yep, they're all here, plus
links to other sites of interest and a search engine to make your life
easier.
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Dante in Print
- great site from the University of Notre Dame - not just Dante
in print but the Renaissance editions of his works. plus some links to
top-notch illustrations
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Don Quixote
Exhibit - 35 station tour presented by Johns Hopkins University
containing art, texts and a great many links to follow. When you go
here, plan to spend a great deal of time.
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Globe Quest
- nice site that is a whole learning activities unit by a k 12 group....links
to visit 6 sites with pictures and a great deal of info on the Globe
Theater...study questions included on the site.
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Great Books 1450 - 1600***
- from Malaspina Great Books - the biographies and selected
works of 20 different authors are included on the site. A wonderful variety
is represented: Social, Religious, Political, Philosophical and Entertaining.
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Humanist Texts
- a nice overview of the texts published by Aldus Manutius - click
on the link to see the books and read a short description of each...includes
Castiglione and Isabella Sforza.
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Ben Jonson****
- great site with a very nice bio, his works, essays on his works,
famous quotes and links to additional resources ...all this set to music.
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Literary
Resources -- Renaissance - part of the Literary Resources collection
maintained by Jack Lynch - University of Penn - one page
of links
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Renaissance Theater
- Great Books again this time presenting great plays by Jonson, Heywood,
Medwall, Skelton and Shakespeare.
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Renaissance
Writers - from the Western Canon - a list of literary figures
of the time. Each has a page with works cited and links to make them available.
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Sixteenth Century English
Literature**** - an absolutely wonderful site with an imagemap
containing the names of 32 Authors of the period. Each author is given
a page containing links to a bio, his works, famous quotes, Essays and
Articles about them and other links. Civvers go
here
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William
Shakespeare - site contains links to homepages, E-texts, Glossaries
and Miscellany. Many excellent links provided.
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Shakespeare
and the Globe Theater - a page of annotated links taking you all
over the Net to see and read about the Bard and his theater.
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Edmond Spenser
- a nice site containing a bio and many examples of his works including
sonnets, hymns and famous quotes. One full page of links is also available
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VOS English
Renaissance and 17th Century Resources **** - outstanding
resource with a multitude of links to general resources, authors
and their works , literary criticism of individual authors, journals, news
groups and conferences. If you don't find it here it probably isn't on
the Web.
Music and Dance
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Dance Page
- from the Institute of Historical Dance a very nice offering
containing links to Primary and Secondary sources, Historical sources,
Directories and Quotes. Lots of links.
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Early Music FAQ - if
you follow all the links provided here, you should have a pretty fair understanding
of the early history of music.
-
Music
and Dance of the Renaissance**** - Great site...
see a few pictures, read about the dances, learn a few steps and find a
whole page of Renaissance midis if you are set up to listen.
-
Music History 102:
The Renaissance - from the Internet Public Library - a very
nice one page overview of the times with intext links to people and music
of the times - several pictures included.
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Music
of The Renaissance - site by Curtis Clark....wonderful page
of lots and lots of Midi files to listen to plus a link to a FAQ page.
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Pre 1600s
Ballads - this site attempts to present both sheet music and lyrics
in their original form of pre 1600 music.
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Renaissance
Composers - a list of four names and a list of some of their work
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Renaissance Consort
(with sounds) - very nice site with pictures, instruments and sounds
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Renaissance Dance
- a lot of links concerning the art of dance
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Renaissance
Harp - one page text only page about the appearance of the harp
during its development into its present form.
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Renaissance Music
- 17 music men from Malaspina Great Books - site has a link
to the bio and repertoire, citations and recordings of each man.
-
Renaissance
Music - from Music throughout European History - a nice
one page overview plus a page for each of three composers and a midi of
his work. Nice site.
-
Renaissance
Repertoire - very nice site with a list of 31 composers with links
to pages with an overview and bio for each.
-
SCA Music
and Dance Homepage*** - wonderful resource with many, many links
to Renaissance music (midi files and info pages), dance - both western
and non, acts, societies and more.
-
Traveling
Musicians - part of the Virtual Renaissance (see above under
Resources) This site contains brief history of most of the musical instruments
available during the time and there are sound samples included.
Daily Life and Culture
-
16th Century Elizabethan
and Spanish Renaissance Styles - Historical and Theme Wedding Attire
from Rose D'Zynes
-
16th Century Tudor
Renaissance Styles - Historical and Theme Wedding Attire from Rose
D'Zynes
-
Chivalry Sports of the Renaissance
- click on the table of contents and find links to: homepages; articles,
armor, clothing, catalog, gifts and goodies.
-
The
Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy**** - by Jacob Burckhardt
-This site is absolutely chocked full of information
of the life and culture of the times. In addition to excellent sections
on the political atmosphere, societal and cultural subjects include: domestic
life, costumes and fashions, music, festivals, etiquette, morality and
many, many more. This resource is provided by Dr. Skip Knox as part
of his Class Electric Renaissance ( see resources above for a class
description) at Boise State University.
-
Elizabethan
Costuming Page - everything, literally, everything you need to
research the clothing of the period. A great site.
-
History of
Costume: Renaissance*** - very nice resource with 15th century
costumes from many different countries and many different classes....follow
the links at the bottom of the page to get 16th century info.
-
New
Approaches to Renaissance Studies: English 330 - from Professor
Rebecca Bushnell at University of PA - a very interesting site with
images of many different facets of Renaissance life. Click on the topics
which include court life, urban and rural pleasures, the New Church and
many more and you will find images and short descriptions of art, documents,
plans etc.
-
Renaissance
Florence Information - links, links and more links to people, art,
music, lifestyle and religion. a short description is included with many
links.
-
Renaissance Foods
- links to articles, info, recipes, references and bibliographies are
provided by the Society for Creative Anachronism.
-
Renaissance Games
- annotated links to games, hobbies and pastimes of the Medieval and
Renaissance period.
-
Renaissance
Horse - sections include - Leonardo De Vinci Draws the Horse -
Polo, 1522 - A Revolution in Transportation, 1563 - Haute Ecole: The Horse
Goes to High School, 1561 - The Spanish Riding School, 1572 and Don Quxote
and Sancho Ride Into Legend from The International Museum of the Horse
-
Renaissance
Horticulture - from Ohio State a one page overview that
includes a bit about gardens and new plants introduced to Europe from the
"New World"
-
Renaissance
Medicine - Virtual Hospital provides a great deal of info on the
subject with a very nice overview of the times and specific contributions
by scientists of the period....follow the links at the bottom of the pages.
-
Renaissance Weddings
- this site is a bonanza if you're planning a Medieval or Renaissance
wedding. It's almost like a "how to " book. Info on flowers, music, costumes,
ceremonies and much more. There is a link to a list of movies containing
scenes of Renaissance weddings. Fun, informational site, even though it's
all text.
-
The Witching Hours
- "This is NOT a page about Wiccans or neo-pagans, and I do not
advocate the belief that Wiccans are Satan-worshippers and/or baby-killers.
I am well aware that they are not. This is a starting point for historical
research into the great witch craze of 1100-1700 AD" Nice site with
much info to offer
Tillbaka till början .......... Fler
länkar om renässansen
Upplysningen
Introduction
History
Art
Fler länkar
History
People
-
18th Century
Philosophers - This is part of the Eighteenth Century Resources
site and is a short page of very good links to philosopher pages on
line.
-
Bourbons
and Enlightenment - one page of text dealing with Spain and the
Enlightenment- Easy read and informational.
-
Catherine the Great
- four paragraphs from Microsoft Encarta - pay particular attention
to her contributions to Enlightenment, Catherine
- another one page site and nice bio - this one from Treasures of
the Czars and follow the links to more information, Catherine
a much more complete biography from Ursula's History Web (a
novice historian) and the text is written like a novel.
-
Denis Diderot
- a nice one page bio from The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Some of his "enlightened" ideas are explained
-
David
Hume -Edinburghers: Biographies - strictly a bio and picture
of the man many said was "the most acute thinker in Britain in the eighteenth
century"
-
Jacobites
- read about the attempts by rebels to overthrow the Hanovers in England
on this short one page offering from The Victorian Web.
-
John Locke
- very long and very complete page on the life and writings of Locke. If
you are looking into this, you may want to print it out to study later.
...from The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
-
Monarchs of Britain
- from Britania - All the Monarchs from Wessex to Windsor have very
informational one page bios and pictures
-
Peter the Great
- one page, well-written bio of a very complex man - pay particular
attention to his "Western Ideas", Peter
the Great - from the Treasures site, one page bio - not
much mentioned about his contributions. (7 feet tall?)
-
Physiocrats
- one paragraph explanation of the philosophy of the men who invented European
Economics.
-
Romanov Timeline
- a page from Treasure of the Czars that lists the family
members from Peter the Great through Paul I (1682-1801 ) Each is linked
to a very good one page bio. that has links to other relevant subjects.
-
Rousseau
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - one page entry on the life
and works of the man who wrote the textbook for the French Revolution.,
Jean-Jacques
Rousseau Philosopher All-Stars page - one paragraph, a picture
and some of his famous quotes.... "Let them eat cake"
-
Adam
Smith - Edinburghers: Biographies - one page bio and picture
of the founder of the science of Political Economy
-
Sir
Robert Walpole - a site about Great Britain's first prime minister.
from Biography.com
-
Voltaire
- Philosopher All-Stars - one short paragraph, a picture and a list
of famous quotes.
Places
-
Historic Mount Vernon -
excellent site- take a complete tour, visit the library,
read about archaeological research going on and more. Plan to spend a little
time here.
-
Monticello - this is more
of an advertisement than anything else..still it may be of some value since
it is mentioned in our book.
Events
-
American Revolution
- this leads to my Revolutions page that contains a multitude
of links dealing with people, concepts, events and chronology of the Revolution.
-
Beginnings of
Industrial Revolution - a separate page on this site dealing with
links to all facets of the Age of Industry.
-
James Cook Voyages
- exciting adventure on the High Seas and a tragic death on a beautiful
island. Read about Cook in the South Pacific. Nice site and a few links
to other Cook pages at the bottom.
-
French Revolution
- back to my Revolutions page for more excellent links.
-
Mutiny
on the H.M.S. Bounty - Magellan 3 Star site - Very complete and
very educational handling of the famous voyage of Captain Bligh, Fletcher
Christian and the men of the Bounty. Subjects include: very detailed bios
of the crew, the women from the Islands, and links to pages about Bligh's
health, settlement on Pitcairn Island, descendants of the Bounty and much,
much more.
-
Pompeii
- Excavation - During the mid-eighteenth century, new philosophical
concepts of progress and excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii teamed
to bring a renewed interest in classicism (Neo-classicism). This site from
Tulane University takes you back to Pompeii.
-
The Seven Years
War - one paragraph about the Seven Years War.... The
French and Indian War - very nice site, topics include articles
on British troops, French troops, major battles, fortifications and every
page has some nice art offerings.
Resources
-
18th Century Resources***
- a Magellan 4 Star site and the labor of love of Jack Lynch
(a fourth year Ph.D. candidate at University of Pennsylvania) Subjects
include: Art, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Science and Math.,
Resources, and other pages- Searchable database .....Great
Resource
-
18th Century Studies
** - an alphabetized archive from a literary and cultural perspective.
Many, many great resources are listed here. Check this one out.
-
Absolutism
- from the Glossary of World Cultures from 1500 at
Washington State a definition of a political concept and links to follow.
-
Age
of Enlightenment - frames setup ..select Western Civ II on the
left - then Lectures on the right - then lecture 10 - from Gerhard Rempel
at Western New England College ....a wonderful overview of the
time period including political thought, religion, social setting and more.
-
Age
of Enlightenment and the Democratic Revolution - a list
of annotated links to various people, events and concepts of the 18th century.
-
Encyclopedie
- Thanks to the University of Chicago, the first of Denis Diderot's
17 volumes is on line and searchable. Please read the history and description
of the texts on the first page. This collection set the Eighteenth century
world on its ear.
-
Enlightenment
- Historical Background - one page from the French Ministry
of Culture with links to related topics.
-
The Enlightenment
- a very nice page on the Enlightened thinkers and despots of the period.
There are pictures, biographies and links to other sites
-
History of Biomedicine
1700s - scroll down to the 18th century and find links to scientific
and medical sites on line.
-
Horses of the 1700s
- International Museum of the Horse - very interesting read about colonial
horses, quarter horses, blooded horses, thoroughbreds and work horses.
There are sections on carriage and coach travel also.
-
Military History
- pick and choose your conflict by specific war, by date or by global
area. One page of links to conflicts on line.
-
Modern Political
Theory - a page of information on political theorists from Berke
to Marx. For our purposes select Berke, Kant and Hegel - links to their
works and a picture of each.
-
Research Reports
on the Eighteenth Century - prepared for Russ Hunt at St.
Thomas University - these documents are well written and provide
insight on a variety of issues including the historical background, censorship,
satire, music and literature and several more. This is a very informational
site of student work.
-
Restoration
and 18th Century Studies - in the virtual
library - a very long list of 18th century authors and links to
their works on line and on the home page a nice section of annotated resources
for the study of the 18th century.
-
Russia
- Petrine Chronology - from Bucknell University - a timeline
of events from 1689-1916 Choose from the appropriate dates and travel to
sites dealing with that topic.
-
What is the
Enlightenment? - a very well written research report prepared for
Russ Hunt's Literature class at St. Thomas University.
Art
Art and Architecture
-
18th
Century American Artists - 20+ American artists and their work
presented by Carol Gerten-Jackson (which means quality) Includes:
Revere, Copley, Audubon, Hicks and more, several have biographies included.
-
18th Century
Art Resources - from Jack Lynch - a nice list of annotated
links to specific pieces of art and general resources on line.
-
18th
Century British Artists - Carol - 21 artists and their works including
Turner, Constable, Blake and more - many include bios of individual artists.
-
18th Century Ceramics
- commercial site but several pages of images to check out ....then
check out the prices.
-
18th
Century French Artists - Carol -20 artists including the "biggies"
whom I have given individual mention in my list. (several of her list I
cover in the Age of Industry)
-
18th
Century Spanish Artists - Carol - 6 artists and their work.
-
Age
of Enlightenment - Artists*** French Ministry of Culture Exhibition
of art of the Enlightenment. Great site. Collections of the works
of artists of the time period from museums all over France. View by chronology,
nationality, or in alphabetical order. A great deal to see here. Art
students must see
-
Art
History Resources 18th Century*** - outstanding list of links to
Eighteenth century art and artists. Many different nationalities and media
are included. This are part of the site of Chris Witcombe at Sweet
Briar College.
-
Art of William Blake
- 17 of his most famous paintings with links to more. Very nice site.
-
William Blake
- Carol - 11 paintings and a bio
-
Boucher: Web
Museum - 7 paintings and a one paragraph biography
-
Francois Boucher
- Carol - 21 paintings on 2 pages and a bio.
-
British
Art 1530-1800 - very nice site offering one painting each of Raeburn,
Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Stubbs, Blake, Wright, Constable and Turner.
Each has a page with his style and contributions to the world of art.
-
Chardin
- Carol - bio and 12 paintings
-
Chardin (Web
Museum) - 9 paintings and a 3 paragraph biography.
-
Classical Art -
13 different artists including Copley, Turner and David are listed and
many links to sites dealing with their lives and works...presented by Malaspina
Great Books site
-
John Singleton
Copley Web Museum 1 painting and a biography
-
Copley
- Carol - 30 pictures on 2 pages and a nice bio.
-
David -
Carol - 22 paintings on two pages, a nice bio and some paintings linked
to more information.
-
David (Web Museum)
- 6 paintings (including the Death of Marat), a very nice bio and an
overview of his work.
-
Eighteenth
Century Resources: Art - part of Jack Lynches site
..This is a Great List of annotated links to art from the Enlightenment
on line.
-
English
Palladian Style - from Period and Style for Designers at
Tulane University over 50 images of architecture, architectural
features and furniture to choose from and each has a paragraph or two description.
A must see for Art Students
-
FAMSF
Legion Collection 18th Century European Art - At this site the
text is as valuable as the art you see. Examples of painting, sculpture
and furniture on this one page site. Please visit and read as well as
look.
-
Jean-Honore
Fragonard - Carol - 16 paintings and a biography
-
Fragonard
(Web Museum) - 4 paintings and a short bio
-
Gateway
to Art History: Rococo - great list of links to art, artists and
architecture from a site designed for Gardner's Art through the Ages
textbook. A wonderful resource
-
Genre
Painting - French Ministry of Culture - hierarchy of genres includes
history painting, portraits, genre painting, still-life and landscapes.
Check out Watteau and all the rest on this excellent site. Many images
and a great deal of information.
-
Gainsborough(Web
Museum) 5 paintings and a four paragraph bio.
-
Hogarth
- 5 selected prints from Jack Lynch
-
Hogarth
- from Carol again 14 paintings including Marriage a la Mode
plus a bio.
-
The New
Child- British Art - This is a wonderful collection of British
art from 1730-1830. It is divided into 9 categories, all dealing with childhood
and children. Many artists are linked in the very informative text that
accompanies the selections. This is a very nice site because it combines
the culture of the family with art of the 18th century.
-
Sir Joshua
Reynolds Carol - 17 paintings on 2 pages and a nice biography
-
Revolution
and Restoration Web Museum - Art from England, France, Germany
and other countries (1740-1860) is categorized into Classicism, Romanticism
and Realism. Artists from each country are listed and some examples of
their works are included.
-
Rococo
- Tulane University's Period and Style for Designers
25 images representing the architecture and furniture of the rococo period.
Must see for art students
-
Rococo - four
paragraph definition and characteristics plus a link to a painting by Boucher,
Fragonard and Gainsborough.
-
S*P*I*R*O*
Berkley's Architectural Database - this is a storehouse of images
that is searchable by subject , artist or time period. Art
students visit this site
-
Tiepolo Outdoor Museum
- very nice site that takes you to different locations all over Italy
to see the frescoes and paintings of Tiepolo. Very informative text about
the life and times of the artist.
-
Treasure of the Czars -
an exhibit at the Florida International Museum. a very nice
site that offers more that just images of art ( although there are 10 galleries,
each containing one or two objects and an excellent dialogue). Be sure
to check out all the sections - especially the Playground for some
interesting facts.
-
Uffizi 18th
Century Room - 11 images of Venetian landscapes and caprice paintings.
Artists include Chardin, Tiepolo and Liotard. Click on the artist's name
for a bio and style overview.
-
VOS:
Art -Art History: 18th Century Resources - American, British, French
and Italian artists listed and linked to images.
-
Antoine Watteau
- Carol - 29 paintings on 2 pages and a bio.
Literature and Drama
För att hitta personer titta även under People
-
Age of Style - (1660-1800)
- I think this is a very clever, very informative site. The text on
the different pages for the most part is quoted from contemporary writers.
The images are wonderful examples of art. The subject areas include: Literature,
Architecture, Theater, Royalty, Fashion, Painting and Science. There are
also links to outside sites of interest.
-
The William Blake Page
- great site containing both the poetry and artistic illustrations
of Blake. Links to artwork, and other sites of interest.
-
Edmund Burke
- one page, text only bio of the great political thinker who warned
Great Britain of the impending revolt in the colonies. Nice site.
-
Robert Burns - a wonderful
site called Burns Country with so many extras... the songs and poems, biographies
of Burns (a long list), pictures of places important in his life, organizations,
etc....- another site Robert
Burns: His Poems and Sangs - this is a great site for anyone
interested in the works of Burns
-
Classical
Literature - a page from the Western Canon - 26 writers,
political and economic theorists and philosophers are listed and linked
to a page of their works and other sites of interest. Berkeley, Burns,
Defoe, Bentham, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Pope, Rousseau, Kant and many more
are included here.
-
Early Modern
English Literature*** - Hanover College presents a great site with
writers from 1500-1880 listed in alphabetical order. Each is linked to
a site or sites where his/her work is available. Over 70 authors are listed.
Great Site
-
Great Books 1750 - 1820
- Malaspina Great Books site - a list containing 17 authors with bios
and links to their works. ( there is a bit of over lap here....some of
these will be covered in the next unit - so choose with an eye out for
the dates)
-
Samuel Johnson
- a site by Jack Lynch on the subject of his dissertation and
in his own words he has created "a place for one-stop-shopping for Johnson
and his circle on the Internet" Very complete site.
-
Romantic
Chronology*** - This is a very extensive site and a very
valuable resource. A table on the homepage allows you to select the
time period (each individual year is listed) and a time line of important
events and events of interest is available. Many of these are then links
to biographies or works of authors. This is a
must see for Civvers
-
Theater 1750 - 1820
- from Malaspina Great Books only two playwrights...Goethe and Sheridan.
Links to biographies and their works.
-
VOS English
Literature*** - as always, Outstanding site from Voice
of the Shuttle - Links to very good sites on line.Categories include:
General Resources, Authors, Works, Projects, Teaching Resources, Criticisms,
Journals and more.
-
Women
and Restoration Theater - read about the difficulties of actresses
and women playwrights in the Age of Enlightenment...Those that made it
and those that didn't.
-
The World of
London Theater - (1660-1800) Great site
from University of Florida and Patricia Craddock's students.
The site has pictures of theaters and actors, bios of people involved in
theater, chronology of the theater, links to costumes, notes on life in
London, and very informative text.
Music and Dance
-
18th
Century Music Resources - Jack Lynch's music page has specific
composers and general resources on line.
-
C.PE Bach -
four paragraph biography and a picture.
-
Beethoven
- Great Site...The life and time of the man the author of the page
declares to be the greatest composer of all times. A very detailed biography,
including medical history, childhood. Midi files to listen to his works,
links to other pages, pictures et.
-
BMG
Classical Composers - 9 composers, some of whom have a biography,
all the works listed and a list of commercial recordings available....Commercial
site...careful not to order anything you do not want.
-
Classical
Composer's Biographies - very short, linked biographies of a few
composers. Rather convoluted links, some led back to the top of the page,
some led nowhere.
-
Classical Music -
Malaspina Great Books - 13 composers are listed including the well
known and not so familiar- links to biographies, books, recordings Great
place to start
-
Classical Music 1750
- 1820 - Malaspina 13 composers including: Beethoven, Bach, Cimarosa,
Mozart, Haydn and others. A short bio and a nice repertoire for each. A
few links at the bottom of the page to sites of interest.
-
English Libretti
1654-1800 - University of Pennsylvania - Roberta Stack - First
read to find out what it is..... then go to the list of years to check
out what happened in that year. Nice site.
-
Haydn - three
paragraph biography and a picture
-
History of Ballet
- a very nice site that covers the basics of the origins of ballet
to the 20th century. Take your time a read at least up through number 8
on the outline.. more if you will.
-
Mozart - Very nice
site...pictures, a biography, sounds of his music and a list of recommended
recordings.
Daily Life and Culture
-
History of Costume
Index II - scroll
to the bottom section and find costumes from all areas of Europe and from
many different social classes .....Great
Resource
-
18th
Century Social Order - frames setup ..select Western Civ II on
the left - then Lectures on the right - then lecture 13 - Aristocrats and
Peasants from Gerhard Rempel at Western New England College.
A nice explanation of the differences between the lives of the peasants
and the aristos. Very interesting and informative read. Students visit
this site and the next.
-
18th
Century Town - frames setup ..select Wes Civ II on the left - then
Lectures on the right - then lecture 14 - 18th century towns from Gerhard
Rempel ..Read about life in the city and the differences between eastern
and western European city life. Please note the problem of poverty and
the statistics. Nice site.
-
18th Century
Spectacles - see the latest in glasses for the "in" crowd in the
1700s
-
Colonial Williamsburg
****- Outstanding site ...a must see for
all students. ..plan to spend some time here. roaming through
the pages..Please make sure you Meet the People and Experience
Colonial life. This presents a complete picture of 18th century life
and culture in the Colonies.
-
Costumes and
Textiles - a single page but a very nice picture and four informative
paragraphs about style in the mid 1700s
-
Juvenile
Justice in 18th Century Colonial Virginia - part of the Colonial
Williamsburg site but I wanted this link...so read about crime and
punishment of yesteryear.
-
Jas. Townsend & Sons,
Inc. - a complete on-line catalog of 18th and 19th century clothing.
Just point and click.... a picture, description and a price. Great site.
-
The Men That Made the
Water Closet - reading is believing. How about the evolution of
the toilet?
-
The New
Child: British Art and the Origins of Modern Childhood**** - This
site is listed twice on this page and I do it purposely. The art at this
site is listed under Art and Architecture but the daily life and culture
is just as important. Please read the commentary about the views of childhood
prior to the 1800's to understand family life before the Enlightenment.
This is a must see site for all students
Tillbaka till början .............. Fler
länkar om upplysningen
Revolutionernas tid
Introduction
History
History
American Revolution
People
-
John
Adams - an very complete bio -very well done His early life, education,
political career and Revolutionary activities are covered.
-
Ethan Allen
- an extensive bio with an Introduction, main body text, picture and
conclusion
-
Benedict
Arnold - a very complete bio of the hero turned traitor.
-
Benjamin Franklin
- a wonderful site from the Franklin
Institute. An impressive bio dealing with the accomplishments of this
multi-faceted creative man, the scientist ,inventor, musician, economist,
printer, philosopher and statesman ( this part deals with the Revolution)
-
George
III - very good one page, text only biography.
-
George
Grenville - one page bio and special note of the part he played
on the road to war.
-
Thomas
Jefferson - Encyclopedia Americana - very complete bio of our third
President, but for purposes read the sections on early life, and the periods
before, during and shortly after the Revolution.
-
Ask
Thomas Jefferson - a very clever site that, in addition
to having biographical info and a wealth of quotes,..allows the visitor
to ask TJ about numerous social, political and religious issues.
-
Thomas Paine
- IEP - very nice bio.
-
Paul
Revere - from here to obscurity - from the Discovery Channel
read about the man who is famous for all the wrong reasons- very interesting
read and a few pictures.
-
Betsy Ross
- nice site...containing the history of our flag, a tour of Betsy's
house, FAQs and much more.
-
The Life
of George Washington - by David Ramsay--Chapters 1 and 2 on
line plus a huge portrait.
-
George Washington****
- Excellent site ..portrait of George and one of his family, a very
complete biography dealing with before, after and during the War, Read
his Journal, there's even a word search... Visit this site
-
Washington
and the Revolution - one page, one portrait and a link to his inaugural
address (gopher text)
-
What happened
to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence? - Very
Interesting one page text only read. It sort of finishes the
story for you.
-
Women in Wartime
- a commercial site with resources of women's contributions from the American
Revolution to Viet Nam .. only the first three paragraphs are relevant
for us.
Documents
-
Archiving Early America***
- Outstanding Site
Plan to spend some time here. There is much to see and do at this site.
Early freedom documents, Milestone events, FAQs, Puzzles, ---Click - Read
and Learn. A
must see site
-
Declaration
of Independence - The text of the document
-
Declaring
Independence - Drafting the Documents - From the Library of Congress,
see the real thing, read about Jefferson and his writing and check
out the chronology of events.
-
Documents of American History
**** - from 1200 to the present - The Magna Carta to Martin Luther
King's "I have a Dream" speech....they're all here...Great
Resource
-
The
Federalist Papers - the text of the Constitution, the Declaration
and 85 articles of the Federalist papers on line.
-
Historical
Documents*** - Keigwin and Mathews Collection of Rare Documents:
Great Site - check them all eventually
but for now - Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man, The Historical Maps
and under More Historical Documents, Battle Reports and The First Conscription
Act. A must see for History students
-
James
Chalmers and the"Plain Truth" - A Loyalist's answer to Thomas Paine's
Common Sense ....very interesting read of an opposing view.
-
Thomas Paine
- IEP - very nice bio.
-
Treaty
of Paris 1783 - actual text of the document that should have ended
the conflict between the United States and Great Britain
Events
-
American
Revolution - Timeline - a long chronological list of links to people,
events and documents. This is an excellent
resource
-
Battles
of The American Revolution - lots and lots of links to follow for
most of the major battles and a few not so major. Very nice site.
-
Battle
of Bunker Hill - a very complete page with who, what, when, where,
how and how many. Links to"before events" and definitions.The Study pages
have bios of main characters, maps and more...Outstanding
-
Battle
of Concord - one short page overview.
-
The
Battle of Lake Champlain - the
very interesting account of a defeat for the colonies that prevented
an end to the war and British victory and the bravery of
a traitor that may have cost Great Britain a country.
-
Battle
of Lexington -
excellent overview and background plus the site has links to important
people and to maps.
-
Battle of Saratoga
- read the one page text only account of the battle called the turning
point in the war.
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Battle of
Yorktown.......I'm still looking for this
one.
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The Boston
"Tea Party" - one very nice page explanation of one nights work
with dire consequences.
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Colonial Williamsburg**** -
meet the people, visit the town sites, browse the dateline, read To
live like a slave, and so much more ...some of which I have listed
as separate links. An Outstanding Must See Site
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Famous
Battles - very nice site by 5th graders containing about 15 essays
on specific battles, some with maps to accompany the articles.
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Index
to Chronological Battles - this is a nice site except every
time I click on a year it opens a new browser ...The years from 1775
to 1783 are listed and if you click you get a list of the Battles and their
dates.
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Valley
Forge Historical Society**** - There is too much to see and do
at this site for just one visit. Meet the people who served, the doctors
who treated, visit the museum, dispel some myths, read a weather report,
solve a mystery, ask a question ....This is
a must see for all students
Resources
-
American
Revolution - lots of links to sites dealing with the Revolutionary
War and the people who made it possible..
-
American Revolution
- from Kid Info - great site
with links to every facet of the war..causes, course and aftermath. Don't
forget to read the Did you know section at the bottom of the page
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American
Revolution - 14 links listed under military, political and famous
people.
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American
Revolution - Time Machine offering. Poem Midnight Ride of Paul
Revere.
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American
Revolution: On Line - links and links - people, campaigns, culture
and more.
-
The American Revolution
- what is here is pretty good...it ends mid sentence with the siege
of Boston....
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Casualties
of the Revolution - this is a very informational site...two tables
- one for the years of the war and the other for the major battles of the
war. Categories include: engaged, killed, wounded and captured for both
American and British.
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Causes
of the Revolution - one long page with very interesting text and
intext links to other sources.
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Colonial African
American Life - Colonial Williamsburg presents a very interesting
one page read of a view of colonial life seldom presented. History
students..check this one out.
-
Colonial Life*** -
Colonial Williamsburg - food, justice, gardening, manners, military,
politics, religion, tools and trade....their adding more categories soon.
Great Site
-
The Early America Review***
- Check this one out . Many very interesting articles that make
early America take on a personal touch and come alive for the reader.
-
Maryland Loyalists
and the American Revolution - Informative site with many offerings
not found elsewhere.. check out the songs, clothing warrant, take an Oath,
read a roster and several more articles of the British-American view (Plain
Truth by Chalmers)
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Military
Uniforms of the Burgoyne Expedition - 13 watercolor paintings of
the uniforms worn by British soldiers in 1777 (painted by a German soldier
serving with Burgoyne) Full screen images take a while to load at 33.6.
-
From Revolution
to Reconstruction ** - Outstanding overview
of American History. For our purposes, read 1-4 and enjoy learning about
the formation of a new nation. Many links to the people, places, events
and documents that made it all possible.
-
Revolutionary War Links****
- a page of links to documents, war sites, re-enactments, news groups
and miscellaneous subjects.
-
Revolutionary War
Sites - one very long page of links to National battlefields, Museums,
and Historic sites in the U.S. and Canada. Good Resource.
-
Sons of the Revolution
Web Site**** - Great Site complete
with music. Click on Menu in the top frame then find a wealth of categories
in a pull down menu...uniforms, flags, history, battle statistics and more.
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Summary of the
Revolution - one page that was a Middle school history project...very
nice overview with links to pictures
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Why
Britain Lost the Colonies - one long page of very interesting reading
French Revolution
People
-
Charlotte
Corday - one page, very interesting bio of the women who killed
Marat.
-
Danton
- one short paragraph of his importance to the Revolution by Biography.com
-
The
Good Doctor Guillotine - from the Dead Inventors Corner
- a very interesting one page article plus pictures.
-
Joseph
Fourier - very complete bio of the politician and scientist, read
the entire article if you will - if not check out the part on the Revolution.
-
Napoleon
Bonaparte - one page bio and a picture ...Follow the link at on
the page to Modern France Homepage so see some wonderful art and beautiful
pictures of the main characters and their surroundings
-
Napoleonic Wars
- one page timeline from 1792 to 1815
-
Voice of the
Shuttle:History*** - when you land here --click on France and find
a wealth of links to the Revolution and Napoleon - be sure to check out
the Images section ....Treasure-trove
-
The Napoleon Series***
- an electronic magazine dedicated to Napoleon and his times.Very little
about the French Revolution but definitely worth a visit.
-
Jean Paul Marat
- a picture and a paragraph about his part in the Revolution. ...another
site History
of the Death of Marat - short paragraph and a picture.
-
Marie
Antoinette - see a picture and read a few paragraphs about her
life. Follow the link of Napoleon to the same for him.
-
The
People and the Revolution - one long page of examination of the
"popular" movement that sparked the Revolution. The ideals, motives and
socio-economic make-up of the initiators and those who benefited most are
presented. Interesting read.
-
Robespierre
- just a paragraph from Biography.com, but enough to explain his
importance in the revolutionary movement.
Documents
Events
-
Bastille
- just a few sentences about its importance to the Revolution
-
Battle of Waterloo
- a wealth of information from the Napoleon Series - frames
setup so select Hundred Days and find the Battle of Waterloo - read about
the battle, See wonderful art works and diagrams, see portraits and more
..great site (images take quite a while
to load)
-
Congress
of Vienna: Overview - exactly that - an overview
-
Reign of Terror
- part of a study unit on the French Revolution. A short outline and then
activities and lots of food for thought.
-
Tuileries Gardens:
A Short Dark History - very interesting first person account and
reflections on the site and its history
-
Waterloo 1815 Visitor's
Center - site contains several pages, including....
-
The History : will help you to make sense of the details of the battle.
-
The Panorama : 110 metres in circumference illustrating some phases of
the fighting
-
The Cinema : an unreleased short film taking viewers into the heart of
the events of 1815 (3309K - 15 minutes to load)
-
The Shop : a place where you can buy various objects, books or souvenirs
relating to the battle.
Resources
Political Revolution
Scientific Revolution
16th Century
-
Nicholas
Copernicus - short bio and revolutionary ideas (heliocentric
theory)
-
Tycho
Brahe - bio and scientific interests (planetary orbits)
-
Galileo
Galilei - short bio, scientific ideas, (applied mathematics,
physics and astronomy) and problems with the Church
-
Galileo Project Home
Page*** - from Rice University an outstanding site with
a very complete presentation of the life and world of Galileo. Maps, images,
his home, cities, a timeline. This is a must see
for all students
17th Century
-
Johannes
Kepler - bio and work on astronomy (elliptical orbits and mathematical
laws of planetary motion)
-
Rene Descartes
- from the Catholic Encyclopedia, a very detailed bio with information
on his contributions to the development of the scientific method, mathematics
and his thoughts on the metaphysical world.
-
Descartes
- bio and work on algebra and geometry (Cartesian Geometry)
-
Robert Hooke
- nice bio and information on his microscope and experimentation
in the field of biology.
-
Anton
van Leeuwenhoek - bio and important work with biology, bacteria
and the microscope.
-
Sir
Isaac Newton - bio and work on differential and integral calculus
plus works on optics and gravitation.
-
Blaise
Pascal - bio plus work on projective geometry and foundation
of the Theory of Probability.
18th Century
-
Benjamin Franklin
- a wonderful site from the Franklin
Institute. An impressive bio dealing with the accomplishments of this
multi-faceted creative man, the scientist (Electricity), inventor,
statesman, musician, printer, philosopher and economist.
-
Joseph Fourier
- very interesting bio of the life of a teacher-scientist during the
French Revolution. Nice explanation of his contributions to the Analytic
Theory of Heat.
-
Anton
Lavoisier - very nice bio of the founder of Modern Chemistry
(Laboratory at
the Time of Lavoisier) - nice one page description
-
Joseph
Priestley - excellent one page bio of life and scientific contributions.
19th Century
-
John
Dalton - one paragraph on the man who proposed the Atomic Theory
-
Sir Charles Lyell
- one paragraph about his work on the Age of the Earth and Evolution
-
Charles Darwin
- one page bio, a little about Origin of the Species
and Descent of Man and a chart of possible Evolutionary
Relationships
-
Gregor
Mendel - one nice page on the life and work on the Theories
of Heredity
-
Louis
Pasteur - The Life and Times of Louis Pasteur, a lecture
presented by David V. Cohn at the University Louisville in 1996,
deals with Pasteur's contribution to the Germ Theory of Disease
-
Marie Curie -
one very nice page about the life and contributions of this Nobel Prize
winner in both Physics and Chemistry (Radioactive Elements)
-
Sigmund
Freud - one page bio on the life and work with Psycho-analysis
General References
-
Catalog
of the Scientific Community: 16th and 17th Centuries - from the
Galileo Project at Rice University searchable database of
631 biographies of the scientific minds of the times.Outstanding
info
-
History
of Mathematics*** - Mac Tutor History of Mathematics archive This
is so complete I believe anyone who has ever added a column of figures
is listed here. This is a great resource
-
History
of the Microscope - from Duke University, six pages on the
development of the light microscope, pictures and drawings accompany the
text. Very nice site.
-
History
of Science and Technology - nice list of links to Scientists and
scientific "stuff" on the web.
-
History of
Science, Technology and Medicine - World Wide Web Virtual Library -
resources, collections, documents, searchable biographical dictionary,
museums, exhibits and images and so much more. Very valuable resource.
-
Malaspina Great Books presents the bios and works of scientists
of these periods:
-
Renaissance Science
- da Vinci, Copernicus, Galileo, Versalius, Bacon and four more.
-
Science during the Age
of Newton - Harvey, Pascal, Newton, Descartes, Franklin and ten
more
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Science: Classical
1750-1820 - Dalton, Lavoisier, and five others.
-
Science: Romantic 1820-1900
- Faraday, Mendel, Lyell and ten more scientific contributors are covered.
-
Modern Science
- Twenty-six entries including, Einstein, Freud, Whitehead, Curie
-
Scientific Revolution
- from Dr. Knox at Boise State University, an overview
of the beginnings of the people, events and inventions of the early scientific
revolution. Very well written and an interesting read.
-
Chronology
of Scientific Developments - one long page of the scientists and
their contributions from Copernicus-1514 to Neil Armstrong's walk on the
moon in 1969..... Good Stuff here.
Art
Tillbaka till början
Renässans
http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/late/laterbyz/harris-ren.html
http://www.hull.ac.uk/Hull/EL_Web/renforum/
Absolutismen
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/1663/index.html
- Solkungen
http://world.std.com/~cti/wars.htm
- Religionskrig i Frankrike under 1500-talet
Upplysning
http://www.self-gov.org/freeman/8908pete.htm
- Artikel som jmf Amerikanska- och Franska revolutionen
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/homes/mark/fr_rev.html
- Pamfletter från Franska revolutionen
http://hss.sd54.bc.ca/School/Pages/student/Humanities/hum9-Renata/revised.htm
- Danton
