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French Culture and Language
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Labyrinth
Library: French Literature
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Amiens
Cathedral
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A multi-media project from Columbia University. Includes
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images, computer-generated graphics, a virtual tour and text.
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Carcassonne:
The Medieval Walled City
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Information, mostly textual on the walled city.
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Charlemagne Letters and Missi: (maintained by Paul Halsall)
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French
History and Civilization: Capetians to the Crusades
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A hypermedia project by Michelle Caroly-Alter (University
of Pennsylvania). Includes many images and maps.
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French History:
Paris in the Time of Philip Augustus
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A description of the city and it's people. Includes images
as well as a plan of the wall built by Philip Augustus.
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Images
of Medieval French Architecture
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An extensive collection of images including Medieval towns,
castles, and ecclesiastical buildings.
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Traictié
de la forme et devis d'ung tournoy, by René of Anjou.
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An English translation of the fifteenth century French text
on the organization of tournaments. Includes links to images that accompany
the manuscript.
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The
Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duc de Berry
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A description of the manuscript and images of the main calendar
pages.
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Philippe
de Vigneulles
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A site dedicated to the life and works of the late medieval
chronicler of the city of Metz.
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The French Ministére
de la culture et de la francophonie Web server.
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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).
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La Bibliothèque nationale
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This site includes, among other things, The
Age of King Charles V (1338-1380): 1,000 Illuminations from the Department
of Manuscripts.
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Les
Archives nationales
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Gopher
Litteratures
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From the Université de Montréal
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La Diana
(Société Historique et Archéologique du Forez)
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This site includes information about a medieval meeting hall
which served a variety of functions throughout its history.
Other Resources for French Language and Culture
Copyright © 1996, Martin Irvine and Deborah
Everhart