WWW Resources for History 211
General
For an extensive collection of original sources pertinent to the course,
see the Internet
Medieval Sourcebook and the Internet
Modern History Sourcebook at Fordham University.
Week 1
A page on The
Celts at Washington State University's World Civilizations
site
Darren Kneen's History
of the Celts
Encyclopedia of the Celts
The main documents from the Medieval Sourcebook pertaining to the Council
of Nicaea (325) and its condemnation of the Arian heresy
Week 2
Documentary accounts and picture of the coronation
of Charlemagne
The text of the Donation
of Constantine from the Medieval Sourcebook
The Foundation
Charter of Cluny (910) from the Medieval Sourcebook
The Cluny
Project at the University of Münster; see in particular the virtual
recreation of the original monastery and its successor.
Week 3
The two documents from the
lecture on "Mills and Manors"
English
Windmills is just one of the websites of the International
Windmill Ring. See also The Mills Archive,
which has a new online catalog.
The Bayeux Tapestry
in full color, with commentary
Week 4
Week 5
Professor Stephen Murray of Columbia University has assembled a stunning
website describing all aspects of Amiens
Cathedral. It is worth taking some time to explore the site.
For a closer look at some of the other cathedrals we've been discussing,
see
Some additional documents from the Medieval Sourcebook of interest pertaining
to the university and learning:
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
The University of Texas has made images of its copy of the Gutenberg
Bible available online.
Images of the manuscript
original of Copernicus' De revolutionibus, how held by his
alma
mater, Jagiellonian University in Cracow.
Week 9
Selections from Mersenne's Truth of the Sciences
At the beginning of Part V of the Discourse on Method, Descartes refers to a "Treatise which certain considerations prevent me from publishing". He is referring to The World, or a Treatise on Light.
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12