The Arts in the Middle Ages

A guide from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to a thousand years of European art, from Byzantine icons to Gothic stained glass. Includes techniques, maps and lesson ideas.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The story of the hand-painted book, from Celtic and Carolingian masterpieces to Gothic books of hours. The best starting point if medieval manuscripts fascinate you.

John W. Bradley

Metalwork, enamels, tapestry, ivory carving and glass, explained craft by craft. A readable classic on how medieval artisans worked.

Julia de Wolf Addison