Medieval art and architecture spanned from 500-1500 AD and included stained glass, sculpture, mosaics and tapestries. Major architectural periods were Romanesque from 500-1000 AD and Gothic from 1100 AD. Important scholars and writers of the time included Thomas Aquinas, Dante Alighieri, Geoffrey Chaucer, and François Villon. Significant medieval women included St. Hildegard of Bingen, St. Clare of Assisi, Eleanor of Aquitane, and Queen Isabella of Castile.

1. Medieval Art and Architecture

2. The Art

3. Stained Glass Art

4. < SculptureMosaics >

5. TAPestry

6. The ArchitectureNational Cathedral in Washington DC- Last great gothic cathedral ever built

7. Romanesque500-1000 AD

8. Gothic1100 ad

9. Scholars, Thinkers, & WritersThomas Aquinas-Medieval Catholic scholar-Wrote Summa Theological-Influenced by AristotleDante Alighieri -One of the earliest writers of vernacular literature-Wrote the Divine Comedy * First major work of literature written in the Italian vernacular.

10. Geoffrey Chaucer -Wrote the Canterbury TalesFrançois Villon-Considered to be the greatest Medieval poet

11. Important medieval WomenSt. Hildegard of BingenSt. Clare of Assisi Eleanor of AquitaneQueen Blanca of Castile

12. Margery KempeSt. Joan of ArcChristine de PizanQueen Isabella of Castile