Below you will find web links, extra printables, and other resources to use along with the Middle Ages Arts units in the Layers of Learning curriculum.

Middle Ages Arts is sold as a single volume and as individual units, which are like chapters within the Middle Ages Arts book. Here’s a link to a free printable cover to accompany all of your Middle Ages Arts PDF units.

Early Medieval Art

• Watch the YouTube playlist for Early Medieval Art
• Khan Academy sections for this unit, including quizzes ( see the Library List within the unit for more specifics)
• Read this article from Smarthistory about Byzantine art
• Visit the National Gallery of Art online and view the collections of Byzantine art (click the links on the right)
• View Byzantine art at the Met Museum
• Read an article about Carolingian art from Khan Academy
• Read an article about Carolingian art from Smarthistory
• Read an article about iconoclasm and view Byzantine icons
• An article with interactive elements for kids about scribes and book making
• View examples of illuminated manuscripts from the British Library
• Website with free clipart of illuminated letters
• View many examples of illuminated manuscripts from the Mount Angel Abbey collection
• Read an article from Smarthistory about Viking age art
• View many examples of Viking art from the Metropolitan Museum

Islamic Art

• YouTube playlist for Islamic Art
• Khan Academy: Art History of the Islamic World 640 to Now
• A printable lesson plan and book students complete by adding illustrations of Islamic art.
• Read this article about the history of stained glass
• Ducksters Site about Islamic Art
• Islamic Art Coloring Pages
• BBC Site on Islamic Art
• Islamic Art Quizlet
• Khan Academy Article about the Great Mosque of Isfahan
• 3D Virtual Reality Mosque Tour

East Asian Arts

Arts of the Islands

Late Medieval Art

Medieval Stories

Mesoamerican Art

Early Renaissance

High Renaissance