VMC Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology
About Us Projects Breaking News Resources
[Showcase]    :    Search    :    List    :    Field Schools


Romanesque Churches of the Bourbonnais (France)

Columbia University Art History and Archæology Professor Stephen Murray and his colleagues invite you to consider the Middle Ages through the intensive study and documentation of its architectural monuments in the heart of France: parish churches, abbeys, cathedrals, castles, manor houses, mills, granges, cities, and towns. The historic region of the Bourbonnais flourished in the eleventh and twelfth centuries immediately prior to the dramatic turn of history when France became France. It neighbors the ancient regions of Auvergne to the south, Burgundy to the north and east, and Berry to the west. The growing Web resource presents this unique research—chronicling the documentation of over thirty romanesque structures through comprehensive digital photography and three-dimensional QuickTime nodes.

View Web site.



The Istanbul Documentation Project

Under the direction of Professor Holger Klein, a team from the VMC documented and archived information on thirty of Istanbul's Byzantine and Ottoman sites. These materials include QuickTime virtual reality nodes,a collection of conventional photographs and introductory research material inbeded in an interactive map of the contemporary city. The National Endowment of the Humanities and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation have generously supported this project.

View Web site.



Unpacking Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

This Web program is designed to unpack the complex history of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Including rich details, self portraits, and preparatory drawing, the program presents the many perspectives necessary to fully understand this icon of Modernism.

View Web site.



France, Vézelay, Church of La Madeleine
Click the plan below to view 360° panormanas of the Church of La Madeleine in Vézelay, France.





Students from the Bourbonnais 2002 field school examine the exterior of a romanesque church.


The Golden Horn and the heart of historic Istanbul, as photographed from the German Archaeolgical Institute.

 

 




 

Unpacking Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Web site.



Back to top

Home
About Us | Projects | Breaking News | Resources

Columbia University
Department of Art History and Archæology