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Periods in Art History
Description: The Technological Institute of Monterrey, Campus Tampico, Mexico, offers an illustrated outline of Western art and architecture.
http://www.tam.itesm.mx/art/imenu.html
The Dizzying Grandeur of Rococo
Description: The late Jacques-Edouard Berger described this exuberantly ornate style in art and architecture, and picked out six Bavarian churches as outstanding examples.
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Vertige/english/
Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe
Description: The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/arch/hd_arch.htm
Itineraries of Baroque Art
Description: Travel Italy provides an illustrated taster of the flamboyant Baroque architecture of Turin, Milan, Genoa, Rome, Naples, Lecce, Palermo and Cagliari.
http://www.travel.it/archaeol/baroc/baring.htm
Islamic Architecture at the MIT Rotch Library
Description: Textual and visual resources on Islamic architecture around the world. Includes a collection of images from the Aga Khan Visual Archives.
http://baron-ochs.mit.edu/agakhan/
Mysteries of the Nile
Description: A team from the U.S. PBS TV programme Nova attempted to recreate the raising of an obelisk. History of obelisks, QTVR and standard images of temples, tombs, and other ancient Egyptian monuments.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
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