Medieval Resources available from the AHDS
These page shows some of the most commonly used medieval resources available from the AHDS. It is organised according to the conference themes of IMC 2004
Archaeology, Landscape and Material Culture
The AHDS presents wide ranging collections relating to landscape-use and material culture. Some examples include:
From AHDS Archaeology / ADS
- Dunadd: an Early Dalraidic Capital – one of the most significant archaeological sites in Scotland, and one of the most important early medieval sites in Britain
- Ave Valley Survey Project, Porto – looks at the impact of Roman annexation on the indigenous landscape of a region which had a sophisticated Pre-Roman Iron Age Culture
- ArchSearch - provides details of research on some 600,000 sites and monuments
From AHDS History
Music and Liturgy
The Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM) is hosted by AHDS Performing Arts. The project obtains, archives and enhances digital images of European sources of medieval polyphonic music. These are then made available on the project website.
Language and Literature / Literacy and Communication
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics provides over 2,500 texts and corpora; many of these are relevant to medieval studies
Government and institutions
A host of institutionally-based collections appear in AHDS collections
Art and Architecture
A range of images are available via AHDS Visual Arts for illustrative and research purposes. These can be searched via the AHDS Visual Arts image search. (Basic registration required)
- Woodcuts from The Triumph of Maximilian series – c. 1512-1519 (Includes work by Durer and Burgkmair)
- Illuminated 13th- and 14th-century manuscripts
- Other examples of medieval decoration & design
Page last modified: 3rd June 2004 by Alastair Dunning