Blogs
As a rapidly growing area on the web, these can no longer be ignored. They range from blogs of highly specialised interest, to broad ranging sites that aim to point to items of interest in a number of disciplines. Perhaps even more than other websites, they demand a fair bit of concentration and self-control to remain on task and not be distracted by fascinating irrelevancies. The following is a short list of sites of value with medieval interest. You may find many more.
A very broadranging set of links to research news in many fields. Use the search box and look for medieval in the category humanities, or anything else you wish to know about for that matter.
The blog section of this large link site contains announcements and recent material. From the humanities section you can use the search box to look up any topic you fancy.
A nicely produced blog with various news items relating to the study of medieval manuscripts, including book reviews and news items from museums and galleries, as well as links to other relevant sites.
From the producers of Medievalists.net, this site contains news articles of medieval interest.
Medieval and Renaissance: Past, Present amd Future
From the Vicatoria and Albert Museum in London, a blog of interesting snippets on medieval arty stuff.
An extensive set of blogs on art, history and heritage in Britain.
A blog by an enthusiast for medieval art. There is not a lotof organisation in it at this stage, but it may come together.
Medieval Material Culture Blog
This blog contains news items related to museum exhibitions.
This absolutely delicious blog is produced by The Cloisters Museum and Gardenof The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It combines pictures and commentary on plants growing in their medieval garden with medieval imagery and sources concerning matters of gardening and growing things. Unique.
Environmental History Network for the Middle Ages
This is basically a networking site for medievalists working in environmental history. It is mainly a listing of conferences and topics at this stage.
This funny and irreverent blog pokes fun at things medieval, and at our modern take on them, but it also has lots of interesting little snippets from medieval manuscripts, particularly those bizarre little scenes painted in the borders.
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog ?????
Do not, under any circumstances, open this blog when you are supposed to be studying. A medievalist (or several) comment on modern times in Chaucerian English in ways that are funny, witty and a tad obsessive/compulsive. There is an excellent set of links to some of the best English medieval websites, although the titles have been mangled into Chaucerian English. If you always wondered what would have happened if King Richard had had an iPhone, this might be for you, but wait until after the exams!
