Early MIDDLE AGES
235-1000 C.E.
EARLY MIDDLE AGES CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Intro to the Middle AgesSmartHistory
The Image in Medieval ArtSmartHistory
The Middle Ages in Three MinutesMargaret de Heer
The Early Middle AgesYale Lectures
the late antique period: 235-527 C.E.
the late antique period: 235-527 C.E.
The Fall of RomeCrash Course World History
ChristianityCrash Course World History
Introduction to ChristianitySmartHistory
Standard Scenes from the Life of ChristSmartHistory
Orant FrescoCatacomb of PriscillaRome, ItalyLate Antique Europec. 200–400 C.E.Excavated tufa and fresco
Good Shepherd FrescoCatacomb of PriscillaRome, ItalyLate Antique Europec. 200–400 C.E.Excavated tufa and fresco
the byzantine empire: 324-1453 C.E.
the byzantine empire: 324-1453 C.E.
Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire - TED EdLeonora Neville
The Hagia SophiaTED Ed
The city of walls: Constantinople TED Ed - Lars Brownworth
Rebecca and Eliezer at the WellVienna GenesisEarly Byzantine EuropeEarly sixth century C.E.Illuminated manuscript (tempera, gold, and silver on purple vellum)
Jacob Wrestling the AngelVienna GenesisEarly Byzantine EuropeEarly sixth century C.E.Illuminated manuscript (tempera, gold, and silver on purple vellum)
Theotokos and Child between Saints Theodore and GeorgeEarly Byzantine EuropeSixth or seventh century C.E.Encaustic on wood
Hagia SophiaConstantinople (Istanbul)Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus532–537 C.E.Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer
San VitaleRavenna, ItalyEarly Byzantine Europec. 526–547 C.E.Brick, marble, and stone veneer; mosaic
San VitaleRavenna, ItalyEarly Byzantine Europec. 526–547 C.E.Brick, marble, and stone veneer; mosaic
early medieval europe: 410-1000 C.E.
early medieval europe: 410-1000 C.E.
The Dark AgesCrash Course World History
The Middle AgesKhan Academy
Anglo-Saxon EnglandSmartHistory
Lindisfarne - An Age Born in FireExtra Credits
Merovingian Looped FibulaeEarly Medieval EuropeMid-sixth century C.E.Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones
St. Matthew Cross-Carpet PageLindisfarne GospelsEarly Medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europec. 700 C.E.Illuminated manuscript
St. Luke Portrait PageLindisfarne GospelsEarly Medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europec. 700 C.E.Illuminated manuscript
St. Luke Incipit PageLindisfarne GospelsEarly Medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europec. 700 C.E.Illuminated manuscript
EARLY MIDDLE AGES READING LIST
Revisiting Sutton Hoo, Britain’s Mythical Ship Burial - The New Yorker (8-12-2019)