Spotlight Projects

These four projects provide in-depth studies into medieval-themed materials to be found in and around Washington, DC. From a self-guided audio tour of the Byzantine Cathedral of St. Sophia, to a special prayer book you can visit at the Library of Congress, to the statues, artwork, and American reception of French heroine (or lunatic?) Joan of Arc, these projects will be of interest to students, teachers, and anyone interested in the medieval past.

Byzantine PathwaysLiving Objects, Living Traditions

Joan of Arc In AmericaA Multidimensional Figure Through American History Though often seen as a French figure, Joan of Arc's legacy in America, now largely forgotten, still endures in the countless monuments, artwork, and cultural symbology that still influence the American cultural canon. As a soldier, a saint, a

Book of Hours - Medieval DCℌere begins the story of a book. Today you may find it tucked away in the vast collections of the Library of Congress in Washington DC, the Capital of the United States of America. Those who know it today call it MS 213, a string of numbers meant to identify it in a vast collection of other books,

The Faces of Joan of ArcWho was Joan of Arc?

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