This is a great resource to search the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters by accession number. You have the option of searching by the accession number or browsing by department. Unfortunately not all objects are included in this, but it’s very easy to search. The catalogued works also include descriptions, alternate views and [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Search the Met’s Collection by Accession Number!
Posted in Accession Number, Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museums, The Cloisters on March 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cloisters video
Posted in Gardens, Medieval Architecture, Medieval Gardens, Medieval plants, Museums, New York on March 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Click on the link to see footage of the Cloisters Museum taken from the Met’s Timeline of Art history.
Penn State-Center for Medieval Studies
Posted in Gardens, Medieval plants, Medieval Studies on March 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.psu.edu/dept/medieval/garden.html
Heather Garden, Fort Tryon Park
Posted in Gardens, New York on March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website with information on the Fort Tryon Park, which surrounds the Cloisters. http://nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_north_manhattan_parks/vt_fort_tryon/heather_garden.php
Blog- The Medieval Art Historian
Posted in Blogroll, Medieval Studies on March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Great resource for Medieval Art. http://medievalarthistorian.wordpress.com/
St. Guilhem Le Desert
Posted in Medieval Architecture, Medieval Gardens, Medieval Studies, Museums on March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
L’abbaye de Gellone. Information on the cloister, relics and museum. http://www.st-guilhem-le-desert.com/st-guilhem-abbaye1.html
Medieval Gardening, BBC Article
Posted in Gardens, Medieval Gardens, Medieval plants on March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A nice general history of Medieval gardening that includes a timeline and list of medieval characters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/nonflash_medieval2.shtml#medieval_style_of_gardening
NY Times Article, Advanced Math in Medieval Architecture
Posted in Islamic Architecture, Math, Medieval Architecture, Mosaics on March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the beauty and geometric complexity of tile mosaics on walls of medieval Islamic buildings, scientists have recognized patterns suggesting that the designers had made a conceptual breakthrough in mathematics beginning as early as the 13th century…. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/science/27math.html
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