Labyrinth Library: French Literature
Amiens
Cathedral
A multi-media project from Columbia University. Includes
images, computer-generated graphics, a virtual tour and
text.
Carcassonne:
The Medieval Walled City
Information, mostly textual on the walled city.
French
History and Civilization: Capetians to the Crusades
A hypermedia project by Michelle Caroly-Alter (University
of Pennsylvania). Includes many images and maps.
French
History: Paris in the Time of Philip Augustus
A description of the city and it's people. Includes images
as well as a plan of the wall built by Philip Augustus.
Images
of Medieval French Architecture
An extensive collection of images including Medieval
towns, castles, and ecclesiastical buildings.
Traictié
de la forme et devis d'ung tournoy, by René of Anjou.
An English translation of the fifteenth century French
text on the organization of tournaments. Includes links to images that
accompany the manuscript.
The
Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duc de Berry
A description of the manuscript and images of the main
calendar pages.
The French Ministére
de la culture et de la francophonie Web server.
The Ministére's Web Server also contains many
other useful links: List
of French Culture Resources and the proposed Bibliotheca
universalis (an on-line library of French culture).
La Bibliothèque nationale
This site includes, among other things, The
Age of King Charles V (1338-1380): 1,000 Illuminations from the Department
of Manuscripts.
Les
Archives nationales
Historical
Maps of Paris
Maps from the 18th and 19th centuries, including the
famous plan de Turgot of 1739. Useful for studying the earlier plan
of the city and the survival of medieval buildings.
Gopher
Litteratures
From the Université de Montréal
Other Resources for French Language and Culture
WWW Servers in France
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