History of Arts & Humanities

Information about historical records covering fields as diverse as the treasures of ancient Egypt to early television, reflecting civilization and culture.

Resources in this category:

Aiwaz.net
http://www.aiwaz.net/

A site dedicated to an alternative history of art.

American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920: a Study Collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/landscape/

"This collection of approximately 2,800 lantern slides represents an historical view of American buildings and landscapes built during the period 1850-1920. It represents the work of Harvard faculty, such as Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Bremer W. Pond, and James Sturgis Pray, as well as that of prominent landscape architects throughout the country. The collection offers views of cities, specific buildings, parks, estates and gardens, including a complete history of Boston's Park System. In addition to photographs, views of locations around the country include plans, maps, and models. Hundreds of private estates from all over the United States are represented in the collection through contemporary views of their houses and gardens (including features such as formal gardens, terraces, and arbors )."

Architecture on the Web
http://www.vitruvio.ch/

Highly extensive resource for all things architecture on the Web. Contains information on competitions, historic periods and styles (with images), CAD drawings and models, a list of Pritzker Prize winners, biographies of "the masters", educational resources, and links to significant architectural monuments alphabetically by city. A very good starting point for architectural research.

Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

This comprehensive Art History resource organizes links by civilization and then by subheadings, such as Prehistoric Art with Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Art subheadings. It proceeds through Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art in Early Europe, Art in the Middle Ages, into the Renaissance, and so on. It then organizes contemporary links by country and also offers links to art museums and galleries.

Art Industri
http://www.artindustri.com/

"The world of art at your fingertips." A comprehensive site with everything you ever wanted to know about art. Includes directories of artists, icons and motifs, movements, resources, and more.

Art of the First World War
http://www.art-ww1.com/

This site commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Armistice through "an exhibition of 110 paintings brought together by the major history museums of Europe. World War I as seen by 54 painters on both sides." The paintings are arranged by painter or grouped chronologically by stages of the war. Text discussing the war and each painter is interspersed throughout the exhibit. Versions of the site are available in English, French, and German.

The File Room
http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/FileRoom/documents/index.html

"The File Room is an illustrated archive on censorship that you can browse, as well as add cases to." You can browse the archive by date, location, grounds for censorship, or medium. Each case includes a picture, a description of the artwork, of the incident, and the result. The website also provides a bibliogaphy and list of anti-censorship resources.

Historic House Architecture
http://www.ragtime.org/arch/

A well-written and easy-to-understand guide to American residential architectural styles of the Late-Victorian through Modern periods. Also includes "architectural police" tips on things to avoid when renovating historic houses.

The Jewish History Resource Center
http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/

"The Jewish History Resource Center is a project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History. Over 6000 links to websites in over 30 categories dealing with Jewish History have been visited by our team and have been found to be of value to those interested in Jewish History."

The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/index.htm#about

This online exhibit includes a virtual tour inside a full-scale tomb, the exhibition film, and multimedia slideshows of specific objects. To use these multimedia resources, you must have QuickTime or RealPlayer installed on your computer.

Reaching Out: The Evolution of Communication
http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/newmenu.html

This is an "educational web site that takes visitors on a journey of discovery through the fascinating world of communication. It is about the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history." The site, which includes a timeline, covers the spoken and written word, mass media, and various communication technologies throughout history.

TVparty!
http://www.tvparty.com/

A nostalgic tribute to the history of television, from the advent of the medium until the present day. Read about and watch video clips of your favorite shows and commercials from the past, learn about TV-related scandals and mysteries, find out what happened to stars from the past, and discover interesting and little known facts. Covers all genres (drama, comedy, variety shows, commercials, animation, children's shows, TV specials, etc.)

The Witchcraft Bibliography Project
http://www.hist.unt.edu/web_resources/witchcraft_bib.pdf

This site provides an extensive bibliography of works covering the history of witchcraft in early modern Europe and America. Also includes links to related sites. Compiled by professional historians. An excellent starting point for research on this topic.

Worlds Intertwined: The Etruscan World
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/worlds_intertwined/etruscan/...

Virtual gallery from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Etruscans were a great pre-Roman civilization in Italy, and the museum has a very fine collection of Etruscan artifacts.