 enaissance Arts and ScienceThe Alchemy Web Site - Anything and everything there is to know about alchemy including articles, images,
and texts by Adam McLean, an authority on alchemy.
Art History 101 - The Renaissance - Shelley Esaak, the Art History guide for About.com, provides a
wealth of information about Renaissance art.
BBC-History-Black Death - An article, in the BBC British History Middle Ages site, by Dr. Mike Ibeji
explains the impact of the Black Death on Britain.
The Black Death - E.L. Skip Know of Boise State University has detailed information on all aspects of
the Black Death as part of his History of Western Civilization course.
Black Death What You Need to Know About the 14th Century Plague - Melissa Snell,
About.com's Medieval History expert, explains the disease, beliefs about its causes, and its impact on
Europe.
Carol Gerten's Fine Art - A Virtual Art Museum (CFGA) - Artists can be searched through the
Artists Indexes by the last name of the artist. You will frequently find this site as a link from other art
Del's Dance Book - The history of dance in Italy, France, and England during the Renaissance.
Global Gallery - An extensive collection of artist biographies that include 100s of artists, from
Renaissance masters to modern creators.
A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments - Information and photographs of musical
instruments of the Renaissance from Musica Antiqua, an ensemble from Iowa State University which
recreates the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Gutenberg's Invention - A detailed explanation of Gutenberg's printing press from the Gutenberg
Museum which has been translated by John Burland.
History of the Printing Press - Invention of the Printing Press - Phil Ament, the author of The Great
Idea Finder site, provides detailed information on the history of the printing press. You can also read
his detailed biographical information on Johannes Gutenberg. He also offers suggestions for books
and sites on the subject.
Infoplease.com Biographies - Brief biographies of notable artists, including painters, sculptors, and
photographers, from The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
Loggia - A vast web site for exploring art and the humanities. The site offers a both brief and detailed
biographies of major artists in the Artist at a Glance and Artist Biographies sections.
Mark Harden's Artchive - Mark Harden provides over 2,000 images from over 200 different artists in
the Artchive section of the site. In addition check out The Galleries where there are seven or eight
different exhibition where there is information on Goya, Rembrandt and Impressionists. Also check out
Glyphs Art Reviews where you will find Harden's art exhibit reviews which include Monet, Kandinsky,
and Vermeer.
National Gallery of Art - Use the index of artists in this museum's collection to find a biography and
images of the artist's work that are housed in the collection
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Olga’s Gallery-Online Art Museum - Olga and Helen Mataev started the gallery as a project to help
children learn the history of painting, religion, and literature. It has become a very popular website
among college teachers and students, and among art lovers.
Plague - The Decameron Web explains the origins, causes, and effects of the plague, as well as how it was
reflected in the literature of the time. The site is from the Italian Studies Department at Brown
University.
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe - The Institute for Advanced Technology in the
Humanities explains the impact and response to the plague which effected Europe from 1348 to 1530.
Renaissance Mathematics - A clear explanation of mathematics during this time period. The paper was
written as a student project in the Electric Renaissance course at Boise State University. It is a lesson plan to teach
students about the progress of mathematics during the Renaissance.
Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature 1485-1603 - The Luminarium site offers detailed
information on the life and works of English authors of the time period including Sir Thomas More, Richard
Hooker, and William Shakespeare along with biographies of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I.
UniSA: History of Mathematics - An essay on Renaissance mathematics by Paul Dickson of the University
of South Australia. The essay focuses on the work of John Napier, Rene Descartes.
WebMuseum - Nicolas Pioch's renowned site contains exhibitions of famous paintings which can be
accessed by the artist name and by theme. Entries for artists contain biographical notes and critical
commentaries. Use the Artist Index to search for your artist. As you search the Internet for artist
information, many sites recommend the WebMuseum and provide links to it.
Web Gallery of Art - Emily Kren and Daniel Marx maintain this web site which contains
reproductions of over 19,300 European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and
1850. There are comments for a large number of the pictures which offer a critical analysis In addition,
there are detailed biographies of the artists.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School These sites have been selected for their relevance to the eighth grade Language Arts curriculum. These choices are consistent with the selection policies of the library, and with the print and non-print materials available there. Each site has been seen by the librarian and has been screened by the school's Internet filtering software. However, the library, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and the Board of Education are not responsible for the content of these sites, which is subject to frequent change, nor for the contentof any other sites to which these sites may be linked.
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