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Visual ResourcesThis section gives you access to online collections of art, maps, photographs, brass rubbings, manuscript illuminations, and the like.British Churches Album Offers images and descriptions of more than 1200 churches, mostly (but not exclusively) from the southeast. British Printed Images to 1700 Drawn mostly from the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, this project will offer by late 2008 more than 10,000 printed images from early modern Britain. Charting the Nation: Maps of Scotland, 1550-1740 Over 3500 images for the study of the history of cartography, architectural history, genealogy, military history, environmental history and archaeology. See also the maps available from the National Library of Scotland. Collage An image database of 20,000 images in the collections of the Guildhall Library Art Gallery and Print Room. Collect Britain A remarkably rich and ever-growing site offering online access to the collections, tours, and exhibitions of the British Library. See also the British Library's Images Online. Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) Contains over 15,000 images of medieval stained glass in Great Britain.
County Durham: Pictures in Print
Digital Archive of European Architecture Professor Jeffery Howe’s well-indexed site contains images of many British buildings and historic sites. English Emblem Books Maintained by David Postles, this site offers pictures of churches
About a thousand images available, organized by date.
Over 300,000 images, recorded at the turn of the 21st century, of England’s built heritage from lamp posts to lavatories, phone boxes to toll booths, mile stones to gravestones, as well as thousands of bridges, historic houses and churches. Images Online (British Library)
Searchable index of manuscripts held in North American libraries from before 1500.
Map of Early Modern London A clickable map of the early modern City that allows you to navigate through streets, sites, and wards.
Medieval Manuscripts at Leeds University Searchable database of about 700 images from twelfth- through fifteenth-century manuscripts.
More than 10,000 objects related to seafaring, navigation, astronomy and measuring time.
Access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.
Organized by topic.
All the portraits of the Queen held by the National Portrait Gallery
Professor Asarnow’s site from the University of Portland, which gives an image-based background to English Renaissance literature.
Sheela Na Gig Project Sheela na gigs are carvings of women exposing their genitalia, usually found in churches constructed in the central middle ages. They survive today especially in Ireland and Britain. This site catalogs sheela na gigs in Britain, offering photographs and extensive commentary. Stained Glass (Medieval) The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CMVA) contains over 15,000 images of medieval stained glass in Great Britain. With online access to images and online exhibitions, a great source for visual and material culture, especially in Britain. Victorian Arts and Artists 2000 images of British carte-de-visite from the collection of Roger Vaughn.
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