Historical illuminations

• French National Library - A site with 100's of pix from manuscripts in the French National Library, in full color thumprints, expandable to decent download size, mostly from the 14th-15th centuries, the "HIGH" middle ages. There are thousands of period details to be observed, form dress to architecture. There also 4 links to Turkish manuscripts of the period.

• Early Manuscripts at Oxford University - This site provides access to over 80 early manuscripts now in institutions associated with the University of Oxford.

• British Library Renaissance Festival Books

• CORSAIR

• gothicobjects